Vocabulary

What does 角 (かく, kaku) mean?

角 (かく, kaku) means angle (geometry); the bishop in shogi.

Quick facts
Readingかく
Romajikaku
Part of speechnoun, noun suffix
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
かく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkaku

angle (geometry); the bishop in shogi

  1. 1noun · noun suffix angle
  2. 2noun · noun suffix square; cube
  3. 3noun · noun suffix bishop
  4. 4noun · noun suffix third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
  5. 5noun · noun suffix Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Example sentences

  • The angle formed by the two lines is ninety degrees.

  • Please measure the angle of this triangle.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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