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五角柱 (gokakuchuu) Japanese meaning: pentagonal prism | Kotomora

五ご角かく柱ちゅう

Meanings

1

pentagonal prism

A solid geometric figure with two parallel pentagonal bases and rectangular lateral faces.

五ご角かく柱ちゅうの体たい積せきを計けい算さんする。
Calculate the volume of a pentagonal prism.

Kanji

五five
角angle, corner, square
柱pillar, post, cylinder

Related words

五ご角かく形けい
五角形 is a pentagon (2D shape), while 五角柱 is a pentagonal prism (3D solid).
角かく柱ちゅう
角柱 is the general term for a prism; 五角柱 specifies a pentagonal base.

Built from

五ご角かく+柱ちゅう

Etymology

Compound of 五 (go, 'five'), 角 (kaku, 'angle'), and 柱 (chū, 'pillar, prism').