# 格 — status; manner

格 means “status; manner”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: カク (kaku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 格 (kaku, “status; position”).

- Meaning: status; manner
- On'yomi: カク (kaku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Society

## How to remember 格

A tree (木) for each (各): everyone has their status.

Sounds like 各: both read カク.

Parts: 木 tree · 各 each

## Words with 格

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 格 | かく (kaku) | status; position |

## Don't confuse it with

[保](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/preserve/) · [条](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/clause/) · [客](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/guest/) · [略](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/abbreviate/)

## More in the “Society” set

[部](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/section/) · [公](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/public/) · [団](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/group/) · [格](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/status/) · [局](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bureau/) · [賞](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/prize/) · [様](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/manner/)

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