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額

がく

picture frame

Mnemonic

A frame is a guest's face hung up on the wall, and the photograph went into one. Everybody who comes in stops to gawk がく at it: がく.

Worth knowing

Read ひたい the same character is your forehead, which is the 額 in 額に汗. がく is the frame, and also a sum of money.

Built from

forehead, framed amount
客 guest + 頁 head

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