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Kanji Detail for 閣 - "tower, cabinet, palace"

閣

  • Meaning

    閣 means "tower, cabinet, palace."

    1. Tower - A tall building; a pavilion.

    2. Cabinet - A governing body; an administration.

    3. Palace - A grand building; a mansion.

  • 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.
  • Onyomitip

    kaku(かく) かく

  • Kunyomitip

    takadono(たかどの) たかどの

    tana(たな) たな

  • Strokestip

    14 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    門 (mon・mongamae・kadogamae)

  • Related Keywords
    tower pavilion cabinet government palace mansion hall building office ministry loft gallery terrace bridge shelf storehouse administration chamber elevated grand
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