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Kotomora

角

angle, corner, square, horn, antlers

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 2FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes7

Readings

On'yomi

  • カク

Kun'yomi

  • かど
  • つの

Nanori

  • い
  • す
  • すみ
  • ずみ
  • ふさ

Meaning

角 centers on a sharp projecting point or a meeting of lines: a horn or antler as a pointed growth, and an angle or corner as a geometric meeting point. The square sense is a specific corner shape.

Most common words using 角

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  • 角かど
    N5

    corner; edge

  • 角つの
    N3

    horn; antler

  • 角かく
    N1

    angle

  • 折角せっかく
    N3

    with trouble; at great pains

  • 角度かくど
    N2

    angle

  • 三角さんかく
    N3

    triangle; triangular shape

  • 一角いっかく

    corner; section; point; part

  • 三角形さんかくけい
    N3

    triangle

  • 街角まちかど
    N2

    street corner

  • 方角ほうがく
    N2

    direction; way

  • 四角いしかくい
    N2

    square; rectangular

  • 多角たかく
    N1

    many-sided; versatile; polygonal; diversified

  • 四角しかく
    N3

    quadrilateral; square

  • 互角ごかく

    equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

  • 直角ちょっかく
    N2

    right angle

  • 角膜かくまく

    cornea

  • 兎角とかく
    N1

    (doing) various things; (doing) this and that

  • 曲がり角まがりかど
    N1

    (street) corner; turn (in the road); bend

  • 頭角とうかく

    top of the head

  • 鋭角えいかく

    acute angle

  • 内角ないかく

    interior angle; internal angle

  • 外角がいかく

    external angle; exterior angle

  • 角界かくかい

    the world of sumo

  • 多角的たかくてき

    multilateral; many-sided; diversified

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Study

Etymology

角 is a pictograph of an animal horn, with the modern form retaining the pointed shape and internal lines suggesting ridges or segments.

Meaning mnemonic

The top part looks like a horn's tip, and the lower lines suggest the base and ridges. Picture a bull's horn: sharp, pointed, and forming an angle.

Reading mnemonic

For カク, imagine a horned animal making a sharp 'caw' sound like a crow: caw -> カク, and the horn's angle echoes the sound.