角
かく
[kaku]
Meanings
1.NounSuffix
angle
2.NounSuffix
square; cube
Less common meanings (4)
3.NounSuffixJargon
《shogi》bishop
4.NounSuffixJargon
third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
5.NounSuffixJargon
《astronomy》Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
6.NounSuffixJargon
jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
Other Readings
「角」 has other readings with different meanings.
Related Words
Examples
この三角形の角を測ってみよう。
Let's try measuring the angle of this triangle.
直角は九十度の角だ。
A right angle is a 90-degree angle.
角が鋭いから気をつけてね。
The angle is sharp, so be careful.