What is the Kanji for "Amount" and "Forehead"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Amount" and "Forehead", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Amount" and "Forehead" is "額".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Hitai".

Its onyomi reading is "Gaku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "客" means "Guest" and "Customer" and can be read as "Kaku" and "Kyaku". And The radical "頁" means "Page" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "額" mean in japanese?

"額" means "Amount" and "Forehead".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

額: "Forehead". The Japanese noun '額 (ひたい)' refers to the forehead, the part of the head above the eyes and below the hairline. It is commonly used to describe the physical feature of the forehead, as in: She has a high forehead - (彼女は額が高い). The forehead can also be used to indicate the area on the face where something is placed, as in: She has a bandage on her forehead - (彼女の額に絆創膏がある).

金額: "Amount". The Japanese noun '金額 (きんがく)' means 'amount'. This word is used to refer to the total cost, price, or value of something. It can be used in various contexts, such as when discussing a purchase, a bill, or a financial transaction. For example: The total amount is 5,000 yen - (金額は5,000円です). The amount is too high - (金額が高すぎます).

総額: "Total amount". The Japanese noun '総額 (そうがく)' refers to the complete or overall monetary value of something. It is used to describe the full sum of a bill, cost, or expenditure. For example: The total amount of the order was 5000 yen - (注文の総額は5000円でした).

価額: "Value". The noun '価額 (かがく)' means 'value'. It refers to the monetary worth or price of an item. This word is used to express the inherent worth or cost of something, often in a commercial or economic context. For example: The value of the painting is very high - (その絵の価額が非常に高い). The value of the land was appraised - (その土地の価額が査定された).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "が" is read as "ga". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". And The hiragana "い" is read as "i".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.