Readings: ガク (Onyomi), ひたい (Kunyomi)
Meaning: Forehead; amount; sum; tablet; framed picture
The character 額 combines the phonetic component 𠕒 (which also suggests a frame or fixed area) and the radical 頁 (head). This combination suggests the “forehead” (the front part of the head) or a “framed tablet” (like a placard). The meaning of “amount” or “sum” is an extension, possibly from the idea of something being “fixed” or “calculated” like on a tablet.
View JLPT N2 Kanji ListHow to Write – Stroke Order
The kanji 額 has 18 strokes. It’s a complex character, but its stroke order follows a systematic top-to-bottom, left-to-right flow, typical of Japanese characters.
Kanji Details
| Radical | 頁 |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT Level | N2 |
| Grade | Unlisted |
Readings with English Transcription
Onyomi (Chinese readings)
- ガク (GAKU)
Kunyomi (Japanese readings)
- ひたい (hitai)
Common Words Using 額
Onyomi Readings
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金額 | きんがく | amount of money |
| 総額 | そうがく | total amount |
| 半額 | はんがく | half price; half amount |
| 定額 | ていがく | fixed amount |
| 高額 | こうがく | large amount |
| 満額 | まんがく | full amount |
| 差額 | さがく | difference (in amount) |
| 月額 | げつがく | monthly amount |
| 年額 | ねんがく | annual amount |
| 額面 | がくめん | face value; par value |
Kunyomi Readings
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 額 | ひたい | forehead |
| 額の汗 | ひたいのあせ | sweat on the forehead |
| 額の広さ | ひたいのひろさ | breadth/width of the forehead |
| 額に皺 | ひたいにしわ | wrinkles on the forehead |
| 額を出す | ひたいをだす | to expose one’s forehead |
| 額を撫でる | ひたいをなでる | to stroke one’s forehead |
| 額を合わせる | ひたいをあわせる | to put foreheads together |
| 額を打つ | ひたいをうつ | to hit one’s forehead |
| 額から血が出る | ひたいからちがでる | to bleed from the forehead |
| 額に青筋 | ひたいにあおすじ | veins bulging on the forehead (due to anger/exertion) |
Example Sentences
Japanese: 金額を確認してください。
Kana: きんがくをかくにんしてください。
Romaji: Kingaku o kakunin shite kudasai.
English: Please confirm the amount of money.
Japanese: 彼の額には汗が滲んでいた。
Kana: かれのひたいにはあせがにじんでいた。
Romaji: Kare no hitai ni wa ase ga nijinde ita.
English: Sweat was beading on his forehead.
Japanese: この絵は額縁に入れると、もっと素敵に見えるだろう。
Kana: このえはがくぶちにいれると、もっとすてきにみえるだろう。
Romaji: Kono e wa gakubuchi ni ireru to, motto suteki ni mieru darou.
English: This painting would look even better if put in a frame.
Japanese: 彼女の月額の給与はいくらですか？
Kana: かのじょのげつがくのきゅうよはいくらですか？
Romaji: Kanojo no getsugaku no kyuuyo wa ikura desu ka?
English: What is her monthly salary?
Japanese: 総額でいくらになりますか？
Kana: そうがくでいくらになりますか？
Romaji: Sougaku de ikura ni narimasu ka?
English: What is the total amount?
Japanese: 半額セールで服を買った。
Kana: はんがくセールでふくをかった。
Romaji: Hangaku seeru de fuku o katta.
English: I bought clothes at the half-price sale.
Japanese: 額に手を当てて考え込んだ。
Kana: ひたいにてをあててかんがえこんだ。
Romaji: Hitai ni te o atete kangaekonda.
English: He put his hand to his forehead and pondered deeply.
Japanese: 差額を返金してください。
Kana: さがくをへんきんしてください。
Romaji: Sagaku o henkin shite kudasai.
English: Please refund the difference in amount.
Japanese: その額は、彼が想像していたよりもずっと大きかった。
Kana: そのがくは、かれがそうぞうしていたよりもずっとおおきかった。
Romaji: Sono gaku wa, kare ga souzou shiteita yori mo zutto ookikatta.
English: That amount was much larger than he had imagined.
Japanese: 彼の広い額は知性を感じさせる。
Kana: かれのひろいひたいはちせいをかんじさせる。
Romaji: Kare no hiroi hitai wa chisei o kanjisaseru.
English: His broad forehead gives an impression of intelligence.
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