cabinet · tower

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is かく, and no kun reading is listed. It has 14 strokes. It appears in words for cabinets and pavilions or towers.
• Basic usage: 内閣 is read ないかく and 楼閣 is read ろうかく.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 内閣 / 楼閣
  • 内閣 means cabinet and is read ないかく. It refers to the cabinet as a whole.
  • 物語の国では新しい内閣が発足した。 means “A new cabinet took office in the country depicted in the story.”
  • 楼閣 means pavilion or tower and is read ろうかく. It refers to a pavilion or tower, such as one beside a lake or overlooking a town.
  • 建築展示では湖畔の楼閣を模型で再現している。 means “The architecture exhibit recreates a lakeside pavilion as a model.”