矩く形けい

Written forms

• 矩形Usage100%iUsage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
  • くけい

    Standard kanji form; the reading くけい is the most common.

  • さしがた

    Rare reading; くけい is overwhelmingly more common.

• さしがた

Etymology

矩 means 'carpenter's square' or 'rule', and 形 means 'shape'. Together they denote a shape with right angles, i.e., a rectangle.