閣 Kanji – tower
The Japanese kanji 閣 can mean tower, tall building, palace.
Meaning and Readings
How is 閣 read?
閣 has the onyomi reading カク.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kaku.
Common Japanese Words Using 閣
These common Japanese words contain 閣. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 閣下（かっか） — your Excellency, his Excellency, her Excellency
- 閣議（かくぎ） — cabinet meeting
- 閣僚（かくりょう） — cabinet ministers
- 組閣（そかく） — formation of a cabinet
- 倒閣（とうかく） — overthrow of government
- 内閣（ないかく） — cabinet (of a government), ministry
- 入閣（にゅうかく） — joining the cabinet
- 楼閣（ろうかく） — multistoried building, castle, palace, shrine
- 影の内閣（かげのないかく） — shadow cabinet
- 閣内（かくない） — (inside the) Cabinet