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立方 (りっぽう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

立りっ方ぽう

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Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

mathematics

Mathematical term for the third power of a number or a three-dimensional cube shape. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to cube'.

2の立りっ方ぽうは8です。
The cube of 2 is 8.
この箱はこは立りっ方ぽうの形かたちをして

いる

。

This box is in the shape of a cube.

Kanji

立stand up, rise, set up
方direction, person, alternative

Similar words

平へい方ほう
平方 means 'square' (second power), while 立方 means 'cube' (third power).
立りっ方ぽう体たい
立方体 specifically refers to a cube as a solid geometric shape, whereas 立方 can refer to the mathematical operation or the shape more broadly.

Etymology

From 立 (stand, establish) and 方 (direction, square), referring to the three-dimensional aspect of a cube. The reading is on'yomi.