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四角形 (しかくけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

四し角かく形けい

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Meanings

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noun

quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon

geometry

Geometric term for any four-sided polygon. The reading しかっけい is a common colloquial variant.

正せい方ほう形けいは四し角かく形けいの一いっ種しゅです。
A square is a type of quadrilateral.

この四し角かく形けいの面めん積せきを求もとめてください。

Please find the area of this quadrilateral.

Written forms

四角形
- しかくけい
  Standard kanji spelling.
- しかっけい
しかっけい

Kanji

四four
角angle, corner, square
形shape, form, style

Similar words

正せい方ほう形けい
正方形 specifically means a square (four equal sides and right angles), while 四角形 is the broader term for any quadrilateral.
長ちょう方ほう形けい
長方形 is a rectangle (opposite sides equal, all right angles), a subset of 四角形.

Etymology

Compound of 四 (four) + 角 (angle) + 形 (shape).