閣
Tower
Meanings
Tower, Tall Building, Palace
On'yomi
かく
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Stroke order
閣 is written in 14 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
閣 (Tower) is taught on WaniKani at level 29 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #444 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 14 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 29
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