• 性格せいかく — personality
• 資格しかく — qualification
• 価格かかく — price
• 規格きかく — standard
• 格好かっこう — appearance / shape
• 合格ごうかく — passing (an exam)
• 格言かくげん — proverb / maxim

格 is a 形声文字 (semantic–phonetic compound). The 木 radical suggests structure or foundation, while the phonetic 革 (leather) contributes the sound. Together, the character conveys the sense of form, classification, and status — extending to rank, qualification, and personality.

彼かれは 性格せいかくが 明あかるい。
He has a cheerful personality.

合格ごうかくの 通知つうちが 届とどいた。
The notice of passing arrived.