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平行四辺形 (heikoushihenkei) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

平へい行こう四し辺へん形けい

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Meanings

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parallelogram

A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides. Used in geometry contexts.

平へい行こう四し辺へん形けいの面めん積せきは底てい辺へん×高

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The area of a parallelogram is found by base × height.

この図ず形けいは平へい行こう四し辺へん形けいです。

This shape is a parallelogram.

Kanji

平even, flat, peace
行going, journey, carry out
四four
辺environs, boundary, border
形shape, form, style

Related words

長ちょう方ほう形けい
A rectangle is a special type of parallelogram with four right angles.
菱ひし形がた
A rhombus is a parallelogram with all sides equal, but angles are not necessarily 90 degrees.
正せい方ほう形けい
A square is a parallelogram with all sides equal and all angles 90 degrees.

Word family

力ちからの平へい行こう四し辺へん形けい
parallelogram of forces

Etymology

Compound of 平行 (parallel) + 四辺 (four sides) + 形 (shape). The term is a direct description of the geometric figure.

Built from

平へい行こう+四し辺へん形けい