角
角 — Angle
angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
On’yomiカク (kaku)
Kun’yomiかど (kado)
Kun’yomiつの (tsuno)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 角
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 多角 | たかく takaku | many-sided; versatile; polygonal |
| 一角 | いっかく ikkaku | corner; section; point |
| 角 | かど kado | corner; edge; (street) corner |
| 角度 | かくど kakudo | angle |
| 内角 | ないかく naikaku | interior angle; internal angle; inside corner |
| 外角 | がいかく gaikaku | external angle; exterior angle; outside corner |
Study notes
角 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #805 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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