JLPT N3 · Noun

角 (kaku)

角 (かく, kaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “angle”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かく
Romaji: kaku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

angle · noun, suffix noun
square; cube · noun, suffix noun
bishop · noun, suffix noun · abbreviation
third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale) · noun, suffix noun
Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) · noun, suffix noun

Example sentences

３角形のすべての角の和は１８０度に等しい。

The sum of all the angles in a triangle equals 180 degrees.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 角

angle, corner, squareカク・かど・つの · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 角.

四角しかくquadrilateral角度かくどangle三角さんかくtriangle折角せっかくwith trouble直角ちょっかくright angle方角ほうがくdirection街角まちかどstreet corner四角いしかくいsquare四つ角よつかどfour corners

Source: JMdict entry 1206100 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.