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角

angle
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingカク
Kun readingかど、つの
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. angleRtK
  2. antlers
  3. corner
    彼は通りの角に立っていた。He was standing at the street corner.tatoeba
    彼は車を角の電柱でこすって傷をつけてしまった。He scraped his car on the utility pole at the corner.tatoeba
  4. horn
  5. square
  1. cube
  2. bishop
  3. third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)

Synonyms

コーナー元角宿隅

Popular Usage

角度三角四角折角四角い

Radicals and components

Radical角horn
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bound up (乙) · glass canopy · hood (冂) · walking cane · stick (丨) · two (二)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1953

Compound words

角度かくど
angle
三角さんかく
triangle; triangular shape
四角しかく
quadrilateral; square
折角せっかく
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; precious
四角いしかくい
square; rectangular
一角いっかく
corner; section; point; part; one horn
鋭角えいかく
acute angle
外角がいかく
external angle; exterior angle; outside corner
街角まちかど
street corner
角膜かくまく
cornea
互角ごかく
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
直角ちょっかく
right angle
兎角とかく
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; tending to
頭角とうかく
top of the head
内角ないかく
interior angle; internal angle; inside corner
方角ほうがく
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; bearing
角界かくかい
the world of sumo
多角たかく
many-sided; versatile; polygonal; diversified
四つ角よつかど
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
真四角ましかく
square
三角形さんかくけい
triangle
多角的たかくてき
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
曲がり角まがりかど
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
角兜つのかぶと
spiked helmet

On Reading Examples

選挙の結果その党は政権の一角を占めた。いっかく
The election gave the party a role in the government.tatoeba
３角形のすべての角の和は１８０度に等しい。かく
The sum of all the angles in a triangle equals 180 degrees.tatoeba
氷山の一角だよ。いっかく
It's the tip of the iceberg.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は角で左に曲がった。かど
He turned to the left at the corner.tatoeba
彼はその角を曲がった。かど
He turned the corner.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は水彩絵具を短くほぼ直角の筆使いで用いた。
He used watercolors in short vertical brush-strokes.tatoeba
彼は自分が一角の人物であると思った。
He thought himself to be somebody.tatoeba
合掌した手の角度は、約45度くらいに保つ。
The angle of the hands in the form of gassho should be kept at about 45 degrees.wiki
刃の断面の角度は20°～30°くらいが多い。
The angle of cross section of the chopper was measured mostly between 20 to 30 degrees.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 角

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