Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1555 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct

Kunyomi: か.ける か.かる

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: tree

Examples

Onyomi Examples

rack, mount, stand

カクウ fictitious, imaginary, fanciful, fabricated, aerial, overhead

コウカ elevated (structure), overhead

タンカ stretcher, litter (medical), gurney

Kunyomi Examples

ける かける to suspend between two points, to build (a bridge, etc.), to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)

かる かかる to span, to bridge, to cross, to straddle