角
angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
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
24 of 506- 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
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.