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閣 = 各 + 門

閣 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tower”. It is built from 各 (each) and 門 (gates). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1752.

Keyword
tower
RTK frame
1752
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カク
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
башня
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
閣 chamber

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 各 each
  2. 門 gates

How to find 閣 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “each” + “gates”. 閣 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 閣 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.