# 格 — Status

Frequency rank 341 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 病 (Sick), less common than 打 (Hit).

- On’yomi: かく、こう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

A tree (木) receives a kiss (各) — the tree marked with a kiss on its bark gains special status in the forest.

In words:

- 格 かく — status;character;case
- 格好 かっこう — shape,form,posture,suitability
- 格別 かくべつ — exceptional

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