菱ひし形がた

also: りょうけい

ひ

し

が

た

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

rhombus; diamond shape; lozenge

Refers to a geometric rhombus or any diamond-shaped figure. Common in everyday descriptions of shapes, patterns, and symbols.

この模も様ようは菱ひし形がたが並ならんでいる。
This pattern has rhombuses lined up.
トランプのダイヤは菱ひし形がたのマークだ。
The diamond in playing cards is a rhombus-shaped mark.

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Kanji

菱diamond (shape), water chestnut, rhombus
形shape, form, style

Related words

正せい方ほう形けい
正方形 is a square (equal sides and right angles), while 菱形 is a rhombus (equal sides but not necessarily right angles).
長ちょう方ほう形けい
長方形 is a rectangle (right angles, opposite sides equal), whereas 菱形 is a rhombus with equal sides but typically oblique angles.

Built from

菱ひし+形かた

Written forms

菱形Usage79%
- ひしがた
  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading ひしがた.
- りょうけい
  Rare on'yomi reading, mostly encountered in technical or formal contexts.
ひし形がたUsage21%
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling, especially in everyday writing.
りょうけい

Etymology

Compound of 菱 (hishi, 'water chestnut' or 'diamond shape') and 形 (kata/gata, 'shape'). The kanji 菱 originally referred to the water chestnut plant, whose leaves are rhombus-shaped, leading to the meaning 'diamond shape'.