# 額 — sum of money; forehead

額 means “sum of money; forehead”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 18 strokes. On'yomi: ガク (gaku). Kun'yomi: ひたい (hitai). You'll see it in words such as 額 (gaku, “sum of money; picture frame”).

- Meaning: sum of money; forehead
- On'yomi: ガク (gaku)
- Kun'yomi: ひたい (hitai)
- Strokes: 18
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Money & trade 2

## How to remember 額

Parts: 客 guest · 頁 head; page

## Words with 額

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 額 | がく (gaku) | sum of money; picture frame |

## Don't confuse it with

[頭](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/head/) · [頼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rely-on/) · [顎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/jaw/) · [瀬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rapids/)

## More in the “Money & trade 2” set

[費](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/expense/) · [収](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/income/) · [額](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sum-of-money/) · [商](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/commerce/) · [財](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wealth/) · [値](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/value/)

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