額 Kanji – forehead
The Japanese kanji 額 can mean forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume.
Meaning and Readings
How is 額 read?
額 has the onyomi reading ガク and the kunyomi reading ひたい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as gaku, hitai.
Common Japanese Words Using 額
These common Japanese words contain 額. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 額（がく） — (picture) frame, framed picture
- 額（ひたい） — forehead, brow
- 額縁（がくぶち） — (picture) frame
- 額面（がくめん） — face value, par
- 巨額（きょがく） — huge sum (esp. of money), enormous sum, massive amount
- 金額（きんがく） — amount of money, sum
- 月額（げつがく） — monthly sum, monthly amount
- 減額（げんがく） — reduction (esp. in price or cost), diminution, abatement
- 限度額（げんどがく） — limit (amount, e.g. on credit card, loan, expenditure)
- 高額（こうがく） — large sum (of money), large amount