直角
Meanings
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noun, na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
right angle
Refers to a 90-degree angle. Used as a noun, adjectival noun (直角な), or pre-noun modifier (直角の). Common in geometry, construction, and everyday descriptions of perpendicularity.
This triangle has a right angle.
The wall and the floor meet at a right angle.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉が直角に交わるfor two lines/surfaces to meet at a right angle
This road meets the neighboring road at a right angle.
- 〈物〉を直角に曲げるto bend something into a right angle
I bent the wire into a right angle.
- 直角に曲がるto turn at a right angle (e.g. a road or vehicle)
The car turned at a right angle at the intersection.
- 〈物〉が直角をなすfor two lines to form a right angle
These two lines form a right angle.