格 Kanji – status
The Japanese kanji 格 can mean status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar).
Meaning and Readings
How is 格 read?
格 has the onyomi readings カク, コウ, キャク, ゴウ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kaku, kou, kyaku, gou.
Common Japanese Words Using 格
These common Japanese words contain 格. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 巴格達（バグダッド） — Baghdad (Iraq)
- 価格（かかく） — price, value, cost
- 格（かく） — status, position, rank
- 格安（かくやす） — (very) cheap, (very) inexpensive, cut-price, bargain (price)
- 格差（かくさ） — qualitative difference, disparity, gap
- 格子（こうし） — lattice, latticework, window bars, grid, grating, trellis
- 格上げ（かくあげ） — status elevation, upgrading, promotion
- 格段（かくだん） — dramatic (improvement), remarkable (difference), marked, noticeable
- 格闘（かくとう） — (hand-to-hand) fight, grapple, scuffle, tussle
- 格付け（かくづけ） — rating, ranking, grading, classification