Word Meaning 閣下 (Kakka): Your Excellency, His Excellency

Meaning

English

your Excellency
his Excellency
her Excellency

Reading

Kana

かっか

Romaji

kakka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 8778 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

閣僚

かくりょう

cabinet ministers

閣議

かくぎ

cabinet meeting

閣内

かくない

(inside the) Cabinet

閣外

かくがい

outside the Cabinet

閣議決定

かくぎけってい

cabinet decision

閣外協力

かくがいきょうりょく

cooperation with the government from outside the cabinet

閣内相

かくないしょう

Cabinet ministers

閣外相

かくがいしょう

minister outside the cabinet

閣員

かくいん

Cabinet Minister

閣僚理事会

かくりょうりじかい

ministerial council

閣僚会議

かくりょうかいぎ

cabinet meeting

閣閣

かくかく

(frogs) croaking

Example Sentences

1

彼は閣下と呼ばれても少しも威張らなかった。

かれはかっかとよばれてもすこしもいばらなかった。

He was not arrogant at all, even when called Your Excellency.