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JLPT N5 · Noun

角 (kado)

角 (かど, kado) is a Japanese noun meaning “corner; edge”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
かど
Romaji
kado
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. corner; edge · noun
  2. (street) corner; turning · noun
  3. rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness; harshness; sharpness · noun

Example sentences

私は角にある劇場に行くところです。
I am going to the theater on the corner.
Tatoeba #157888
ぎざぎざのかどが彼のズボンに引っかかって穴を空けた。
The jagged edge ripped a hole in his trousers.
Tatoeba #226064
次の角で右に曲がりなさい。
Turn right at the next corner.
Tatoeba #150299

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

Kanji in 角

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 1206110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.