Kanji

架

erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かける, かかる

Nanori (Name Reading)

みつ

Common Readings

カ, か…かる, か…ける

Example sentences

十字架 じゅうじか
キリスト 十字架 かけられた

Christ was put on the cross.

架空 かくう
この 物語 架空 舞台 している

This story is set in a fictitious town.

担架 たんか
負傷者 担架 病院 運ばれた

The injured person was carried to the hospital on a stretcher.

高架 こうか
渋滞 避ける ため 電車 高架 走っている

To avoid traffic jams, the train runs on an elevated track.

架かる かかる
大きな 架かっている

A large bridge spans the river.

はし
公園 小さな 架かっている

A small stone bridge spans the pond in the park.

架ける かける
新しい 架ける 計画 進んでいる

They are planning to build a bridge across the river.

烏鵲 うじゃく
伝説 よる 烏鵲 天の川 架ける そう

According to legend, magpies build a bridge over the Milky Way.

架け橋 かけはし
彼女 文化 言語 架け橋 なりたい 話した

She said she wanted to become a bridge between cultures and languages.

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