格

N3

かく

[kaku]

Illustration for 格

Meanings

1.NounSuffix

status; position; rank

2.Noun

method; way; style

3.Noun

rule; regulation; law

4.Noun

《grammar》case

5.Noun

《logic》figure (form of a syllogism)

Other Readings

「格」 has another reading with different meanings.

格（きゃく）
amendment (to ritsuryō)

Examples

彼は高い地位と格を持っています。

He has a high position and status.

この老舗の料理は格が違いますね。

This cuisine is in a different class.

伝統的な格式を守ることが大切です。

Maintaining traditional formality matters.