erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct
架 centers on building a raised structure that holds something up: erecting a frame, mounting an object, or constructing a support like a shelf.
架 combines 加 (add) and 木 (wood), suggesting adding wooden pieces to form a frame or support structure.
Adding 加 wooden beams 木 together creates a frame or shelf that can support something.
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.
rack; mount; stand
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; fabricated
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
elevated (structure); overhead
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
overhead power line; aerial wiring
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
stretcher; litter; gurney
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
bridge-building; bridge construction
bookshelf; bookcase
stand; frame; abutment
suspension (of an automobile)
construction; building
tripodal frame
sword rack
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
crucifix
cruciform
available on shelf (of a book in a library)