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角 (つの, tsuno) Japanese meaning: horn | Kotomora
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The cow's horns were bigger than I expected.
A deer's antlers are replaced every year.
Usage patterns 角つの が 生は える for horns/antlers to grow
Even the fawn is starting to grow small antlers.
角つの が 立た つ for whipped cream, egg whites, etc. to form stiff peaks
Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Expressions 角つの を 生は やす get jealous (of a woman); grow horns (of jealousy) 角つの を 矯た めて 牛うし を 殺ころ す to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point Don't confuse with 牙 refers to a fang or tusk projecting from the mouth, whereas 角 refers to a horn or antler growing from the head.
Written with the same kanji as 角(つの) but read かど, this word means a corner or edge, not an animal's horn.
Written identically as 角, かく refers to an angle or related abstract concept while つの refers to an animal's horn.
Counted with book; volume; script · this; present; current; in question · main; head; principal · real; genuine; regular; proper · counter for long cylindrical objects; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
Word family· 42 horn (instrument); bugle; hunting horn
antler
deer velvet; velvet antler
kanji 'horn' radical at left
Written forms 角つの Usage 5%
Standard kanji spelling for animal horns, antlers, and horn-like projections. Be aware that 角 also has other common readings such as かど and かく in different words.
ツノ Usage 59%
kana-only spelling
Attested katakana spelling; often used for emphasis, labels, animal-feature descriptions, or stylized writing.
つの Usage 36%
Hiragana spelling is practical in casual, child-facing, or readability-focused writing, especially when avoiding ambiguity with other readings of 角.
Etymology つの is a native Japanese reading. The kanji 角 is conventionally used for horns, corners, and angular projections; the exact historical derivation of the native word is not specified.
角つの 兜かぶと
spiked helmet; horned helmet
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red algae (Chondrus ocellatus)
Japanese hazel; Corylus sieboldiana
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ceratopsian; horned dinosaur
hornwort
