Kanji Detail for 閤 - "palace, hall, chamber"

閤

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
閤 means "palace, hall, chamber."
1. Tall building - A palace; a grand hall.
2. Small gate - A small door within a palace.
3. Wicket - A side door next to a main gate.
4. Room - A woman's chamber; bedroom.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

small side gate

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

small side door; chamber

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

variant of 合[he2]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

chamber; shelf; side-door

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

A side door beside the main gate. 閨閣 (inner chambers) was originally written as 閤. Also interchangeable with 臺閣 (terrace pavilion). In Han, Gongsun Hong as Prime Minister built the Eastern Pavilion to invite worthy men. Later, the Eastern Pavilion became the place where the chief minister received wise scholars. This is the origin of the Ming Dynasty's Grand Secretary of the Eastern Pavilion. Therefore the old term 入閣 (enter the cabinet) was written as 閤.
Onyomi

koh(こう)
Kunyomi

heya(へや)

kugurido(くぐりど)
Strokes

14 strokes
Radical

門 (mon・mongamae・kadogamae)
Related Keywords
palace hall building gate door chamber room grand noble mansion residence wicket private bedroom women quarters tower castle royal elegant