コの字じ

expression, noun

U-shape; U-shaped

Describes something shaped like the katakana character コ, i.e., a squared-off U-shape. Often used in compound nouns like コの字型 (U-shaped) or コの字酒場 (a bar with a U-shaped counter).

• 部屋へやの隅すみにコの字じのソファを置おいた。

  I placed a U-shaped sofa in the corner of the room.

• このカウンターはコの字じ型がたになっている。

  This counter is U-shaped.