Kanji

格

status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カク, コウ, キャク, ゴウ

Nanori (Name Reading)

いたる, きわめ, ただ, ただし, ただす, つとむ, のり, まさ

Common Readings

カク, コウ

Example sentences

格好 かっこう
それ とても 格好 いい です

That's very stylish, isn't it?

特に とくに
今日 特に 寒い ので 暖かい 格好 して ください

It's especially cold today, so please dress warmly.

性格 せいかく
彼女 明るい 性格 から 好かれている

She has a bright personality and is liked by everyone.

たい
表す という 言葉 ある 性格 名前 ぴったり

There is a saying that 'names represent the essence,' and his personality fits his name perfectly.

資格 しかく
教員 資格 取る ため 勉強 している

I'm studying to get a teacher's license.

必須 ひっす
この 資格 その 職種 応募 する ため 必須 条件

This qualification is a mandatory requirement for applying to that job type.

本格的 ほんかくてき
来月 から 新プロジェクト 本格的 始動する

From next month, the new project will start in earnest.

明ける あける
梅雨 明けて 本格的 始まった

The rainy season ended, and full-scale summer began.

合格 ごうかく
猛勉強 ようやく 司法試験 合格した

After intense study, I finally passed the bar exam.

おかげで おかげで
先生 おかげで 試験 合格 する こと できました

Thanks to the teacher, I was able to pass the exam.

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