額

• 読み: がく
• ローマ字: gaku
• 漢字の分解: 額 (gaku/hitai) — forehead, amount, frame
• 発音: /ɡa.kɯ/

意味

Forehead; brow. The upper part of the face above the eyebrows.

A noun with multiple readings and meanings. As がく, it can refer to the forehead (a literary reading — the everyday word is ひたい/hitai), an amount of money (金額 kingaku, 総額 sougaku), or a framed picture or plaque (額縁 gakubuchi). The forehead meaning appears in classical texts and formal descriptions. At N3 level, learners should recognize all meanings of this kanji.

例文

1. 汗が額から流れ落ちた。
2. 帽子を深くかぶって額を隠した。
3. 子供が転んで額にたんこぶができた。

使い方ガイド

場面: body, description, literature

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 額 combines 客 (kyaku, guest) and 頁 (page/head), referring to the top part of the head — the forehead. The guest component provides the phonetic reading.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal