額 — forehead / amount of money

Grade 5がく, ひたい

額 (readings: がく, ひたい; Japanese kanji) means “forehead / amount of money”. It is a Grade 5 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 5 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 金額 (amount of money).

What does 額 mean?

Kanji	額
Meaning	forehead / amount of money
Readings	がく, ひたい
Grade	Grade 5 (Hard)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school

How to read 額

額 is read がく or ひたい depending on the word.

Example words with 額

Example	金額 (amount of money)

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Updated: 2026-07-14