noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective, noun
square; perfectly square
Emphasizes a shape that is exactly or unmistakably square, often with a sense of being rigidly or neatly square. The prefix 真っ adds intensity.
See also: 真四角
He cut the paper into a perfect square.
The box is perfectly square, with sharp corners.
真四角 is a less emphatic variant without the geminate consonant. まっ四角 is more colloquial and forceful.
Standard kanji spelling with emphatic prefix 真っ.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common than 真っ四角 but still encountered.
Formed by attaching the intensifying prefix 真っ (ma-) to 四角 (shikaku, 'square'), with gemination for emphasis. The resulting form means 'perfectly square'.