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Kanji Detail for 閣 - "tower, cabinet, palace"
閣
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Meaning
閣 means "tower, cabinet, palace."
Tower - A tall building; a pavilion.
Cabinet - A governing body; an administration.
Palace - A grand building; a mansion.
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Words using 閣
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内閣
ないかく
cabinet (of a government); ministry
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閣僚
かくりょう
cabinet ministers
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閣議
かくぎ
cabinet meeting
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組閣
そかく
formation of a cabinet
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入閣
にゅうかく
joining the cabinet
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影の内閣
かげのないかく
shadow cabinet
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内閣法制局
ないかくほうせいきょく
Cabinet Legislation Bureau
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閣内
かくない
(inside the) Cabinet
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内閣
ないかく
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Four-character idioms with 閣
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空中楼閣
くうちゅうろうかく
castle in the air
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空中楼閣
くうちゅうろうかく
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Tattoo check: 閣
- Verified meaning: tower, cabinet, palace
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read かく)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 閣
Surnames 閣(かく)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
tower; tall building; palace
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
chamber, pavilion; cabinet
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir; woman's chamber; rack; shelf
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
cabinet, chamber, pavilion
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A storage place. As in Han Dynasty's secret book repositories, such as Tianlu Pavilion and Shiqu Pavilion. | Official office name. Abbreviation for 內閣 (Cabinet). As in 閣臣 (cabinet minister), 閣令 (cabinet order). Formerly where state affairs were deliberated. In constitutional systems, the responsible cabinet is the highest central administrative organ. | 閣板. A shelf anciently set up indoors to place food. | A covered walkway is called 閣. Using wooden supports to make a road. When built on mountainous terrain, it is called 棧道 (plank road). When inside a garden, it is called 閣道.
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Sentences including 閣
Down with the Cabinet!
Forming a cabinet is difficult.
The Cabinet sent round an official notice.
They say the Cabinet will resign.
The prime minister was unable to form a cabinet.
The premier and his cabinet colleagues resigned.
The prime minister appoints the members of his cabinet.
Every member of the cabinet was present.
Kyoto is famous for its shrines and temples.
He failed to become a cabinet member at that time.