額がく

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

frame; framed picture

Refers to a physical picture frame or a framed piece of art. Often used in compounds like 額縁 (がくぶち).

Used for a sum of money or a numerical amount. Common as a suffix in words like 金額 (きんがく) or 総額 (そうがく).

〈物もの〉を額がくに入いれるto put a picture in a frame
その写しゃ真しんを額がくに入いれて飾かざった。
I framed that photo and displayed it.
額がくが増ふえる／減へるfor the amount to increase/decrease
毎まい月つきの支し払はらい額がくが増ふえた。
The monthly payment amount increased.
〈場ば所しょ〉に額がくを飾かざるto hang a framed picture (in a place)
壁かべに額がくを飾かざった。
I hung a framed picture on the wall.
〈数かず〉〉の額がくに達たっするto reach a certain amount
被ひ害がい額がくは百ひゃく万まん円えんの額がくに達たっした。
The damages reached an amount of one million yen.

額がく縁ぶち sense 1
額縁 specifically means the physical picture frame, while 額 can refer either to the frame or to the framed picture as a whole.
金きん額がくN4sense 2
金額 specifically means an amount of money, while 額 alone can mean any sum or amount and is often used as a suffix.
高たかN1
額 specifically means a sum of money, whereas 高 can denote any measured quantity, including but not limited to money.

額ひたいN3
Written the same way, 額 read がく means a frame or a monetary amount, while 額 read ひたい means the forehead.
額がく縁ぶち
額縁 (a picture frame) contains the kanji 額, but 額 alone usually means a sum of money, not a frame.

枚まいN3
Framed items like pictures or photos (額) are naturally counted with 枚, treating the framed content as a single flat object.

金きん額がくN4
amount of money; sum
高こう額がく
large amount of money; high price; expensive · large denomination; high-value note
半はん額がくN3
half price; half the amount
総そう額がく
total amount; sum total
全ぜん額がく
total amount; full sum; entire cost

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The kanji 額 originally meant 'forehead' and later extended to 'framed tablet' and 'amount', but the exact historical derivation is uncertain.