noun, noun, used as a suffix
The most common standalone use: the relative standing, class, dignity, or level of a person or thing. Also used as a suffix in words such as 大臣格, meaning having that level or status.
あのチームとは格が違う。
They are in a different class from that team.
彼は大臣格で交渉に参加した。
He took part in the negotiations with ministerial-level status.
noun
A less common, formal or older use for an established way, style, or manner of doing something. In modern Japanese, words such as 様式, 流儀, or やり方 are usually clearer.
古い用法では、かく(格)が物事のやり方や様式を指すことがある。
In older usage, kaku can refer to the way or style of doing something.
noun
Rare as an independent modern noun in this sense; it is best understood as a formal or historical use for a rule, regulation, or legal norm.
法制史の説明では、かく(格)を法令・規則の意味で扱うことがある。
In explanations of legal history, kaku may be treated as meaning laws or regulations.
noun
grammatical case
Grammar term for the role or relationship of a noun phrase, as in nominative, accusative, genitive, and similar cases.
ラテン語では名詞の格が語尾で変わる。
In Latin, the case of a noun changes in its ending.
noun
figure of a syllogism
Logic term for the form or figure of a syllogism, especially in traditional syllogistic logic.
授業では三段論法の格を四つに分類した。
In class, we classified the figures of syllogisms into four types.
A grammar term meaning a case-marking particle; it uses the grammatical-case sense of 格.
A Sino-Japanese word using the kanji 格 with the reading かく. The spelling is conventionally associated with rank, standard, form, and grammatical case; a more detailed historical derivation is not specified.