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: カ
Composition: 加 木
Radical: 木
Meaning: tree
架 (カ) rack, mount, stand
架空 (カクウ) fictitious, imaginary, fanciful, fabricated, aerial, overhead
高架 (コウカ) elevated (structure), overhead
担架 (タンカ) stretcher, litter (medical), gurney
架ける (かける) to suspend between two points, to build (a bridge, etc.), to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
架かる (かかる) to span, to bridge, to cross, to straddle