架
erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct
Readings
On'yomi
- カ
Kun'yomi
- か.ける
- か.かる
Meaning
架 centers on building a raised structure that holds something up: erecting a frame, mounting an object, or constructing a support like a shelf.
Most common words using 架
20 of 62- 架か
rack; mount; stand
- 架空かくうN2
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; fabricated
- 十字架じゅうじかN1
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
- 高架こうか
elevated (structure); overhead
- 稲架はさ
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
- 架線かせん
overhead power line; aerial wiring
- 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)
- 担架たんかN1
stretcher; litter; gurney
- 架かるかかる
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
- 架橋かきょう
bridge-building; bridge construction
- 書架しょか
bookshelf; bookcase
- 架台かだい
stand; frame; abutment
- 懸架けんか
suspension (of an automobile)
- 架設かせつ
construction; building
- 三脚架さんきゃくか
tripodal frame
- 刀架とうか
sword rack
- 十字架を背負うじゅうじかをせおう
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
- 十字架像じゅうじかぞう
crucifix
- 十字架状じゅうじかじょう
cruciform
- 在架ざいか
available on shelf (of a book in a library)
Study
Etymology
架 combines 加 (add) and 木 (wood), suggesting adding wooden pieces to form a frame or support structure.
Meaning mnemonic
Adding 加 wooden beams 木 together creates a frame or shelf that can support something.
Reading mnemonic
For カ, imagine a carpenter building a wooden frame while singing 'la la la' — the 'la' sound is close to カ, and the frame is made of wood.