also: かっけい
-gon
Suffix used in geometry to name polygons, e.g., 五角形 (pentagon), 六角形 (hexagon).
See also: 五角形
A pentagon is a shape with five sides.
This building has a hexagonal shape.
monogon; henagon
nonagon; enneagon
digon
decagon
polygon
dodecagon
Standard kanji spelling for the suffix meaning '-gon'.
Alternate reading; less common than かくけい but still encountered.
Compound of 角 (angle) and 形 (shape), used as a suffix to form names of polygons.