角かく

noun, noun, used as a suffix

square; cube

Refers to a square or cube shape, often in mathematical or descriptive contexts. Less common than 四角 (square) or 立方体 (cube) in everyday speech.

• この箱はこは角かくの形かたちをしている。

  This box is shaped like a cube.

• 角かく砂ざ糖とうをコーヒーに入いれる。

  I put a sugar cube in my coffee.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

bishop (shogi)

Abbreviation of 角行 (かくぎょう), the bishop piece in shogi. Used in shogi contexts.

See also: 角行 (かくぎょう)

• 角かくを成なり駒ごまにすると馬うまになる。

  When you promote the bishop, it becomes a horse.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

third degree (pentatonic scale)

In traditional Japanese and Chinese music theory, the third note of the pentatonic scale. Technical term; rarely encountered outside musicology.

See also: 五音

• 五ご音いんの角かくは、宮きゅう・商しょう・角かく・徴ち・羽うの三さん番ばん目めの音おとです。

  In the pentatonic scale, 角 is the third note, following 宮 and 商.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

Chinese "horn" constellation

One of the 28 traditional Chinese mansions (宿), specifically the first of the Azure Dragon (蒼竜) group. Used in astronomy/astrology contexts.

See also: 角宿 · 二十八宿 (にじゅうはっしゅく) · 蒼竜 (そうりょう)

• 角かく宿しゅくは二に十じゅう八はっ宿しゅくの一ひとつで、春はるの夜よ空ぞらに見みえる。

  The Horn mansion is one of the 28 mansions, visible in the spring night sky.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

jiao (Chinese currency)

A monetary unit of China, equal to one-tenth of a yuan (元). Used in financial or travel contexts involving Chinese currency.

See also: 元 (げん)

• 中ちゅう国ごくでは、1元げんは10角かくです。

  In China, 1 yuan is 10 jiao.