額

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

意味

Amount (of money); frame (for a picture). Also refers to the forehead.

A noun with multiple meanings depending on context. Most commonly used for monetary amounts (金額, 総額) or picture frames (額縁). The forehead meaning appears in medical or literary contexts. The reading がく is used for all meanings, making context essential for comprehension.

例文

1. 税金の額は毎年変わる。
2. 壁に写真の額を飾った。
3. 請求額を確認してからサインした。

使い方ガイド

場面: finance, art, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 額 combines 客 (guest) and 頁 (head/page). Originally referred to the forehead, then extended to mean the face of a frame, and finally to numerical amounts displayed on documents.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal