櫊 (gé) - Japanese variant of 閣 (gé) meaning 'pavilion', 'tower', & used primarily in Japanese contexts.

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櫊 · gé

Japanese variant of 閣 (gé) meaning 'pavilion', 'tower', 'cabinet', or 'chamber';

used primarily in Japanese contexts.

Japanese variant of 閣 (gé) meaning 'pavilion', 'tower',used primarily in Japanese contexts.

Usage highlights

Japanese cabinetpavilion/towerhigh towercabinet ministercabinet meetingcabinet system

Synonyms

  • 閣— pavilion, tower, cabinet (standard form)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The Japanese cabinet (内閣, naikaku) is an important political institution.
  • He visited the historic pavilion (楼閣, rōkaku) in Kyoto.
  • The tower (閣, kaku) offered a panoramic view of the city.
  • This character is a Japanese variant form (櫊).

Collocations

  • Japanese cabinet(内閣)
  • pavilion/tower(楼閣)
  • high tower(高閣)
  • cabinet minister(閣僚)
  • cabinet meeting(閣議)
  • cabinet system(閣制)

Idioms

  • Placed on a high shelf(束之高閣)
  • Towers and pavilions(亭台楼閣)
  • The Flying Pavilion(飛閣)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used as a Japanese variant kanji for 閣, not standard in modern Chinese.
  • In Japanese, 閣 (kaku) refers to tall buildings, pavilions, and government cabinets.
  • The character structure reflects the original meaning of a multi-storied wooden building.

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