What does kanji 額 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 額 is forehead.

How is kanji 額 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 額 are ひたい; the onyomi readings are ガク.

Which school grade teaches kanji 額?

Kanji 額 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

What is the main radical of kanji 額?

The main radical for kanji 額 is 頁.

What words use kanji 額?

Example words that use kanji 額 include 額, 額ぶち, 額面, 額面割れ.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 6

額

Meaning

Kanji 額

forehead

forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ひたい
Onyomi 音読み: ガク
Nanori 名乗り: ぬか

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 5
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #407
Strokes: 18
Radical: 頁
Components: ハ • 口 • 夂 • 宀 • 目 • 貝 • 頁
Kanji Kentei: Level 6
Similar Kanji: 客 • 喀 • 愙 • 愘 • 揢 • 㟯 • 楁

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 161 entries that include this kanji.

額

がく

(picture) frame

額ぶち

がくぶち

(picture) frame

額面

がくめん

face value

額面割れ

がくめんわれ

drop below par

額が少ない

がくがすくない

insufficient (money, etc.)

額に汗する

ひたいにあせする

to work diligently

額を寄せ合う

ひたいをよせあう

to put heads together

額を集める

ひたいをあつめる

to put heads together

額烏帽子

ひたいえぼし

black silk or paper triangle worn over the forehead (usu. worn by children)

額縁ショー

がくぶちショー

picture-frame show

額縁舞台

がくぶちぶたい

proscenium stage

額角

がっかく

rostrum (of a crustacean)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は額に汗をかいている。

He is sweating on his forehead.

額の金額は予算を超えています。

The amount exceeds the budget.

その額に書かれた文字は非常に美しい。

The inscription on the plaque is very beautiful.

この額に入れた絵は彼女の作品です。

The picture in this frame is her work.

その額に掲げられた文章は古い言葉で書かれている。

The text on the plaque is written in old language.

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