What does kanji 角 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 角 is angle.

How is kanji 角 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 角 are かど, つの; the onyomi readings are カク.

Which school grade teaches kanji 角?

Kanji 角 is taught in Jōyō Grade 2.

What is the main radical of kanji 角?

The main radical for kanji 角 is 角.

What words use kanji 角?

Example words that use kanji 角 include 相撲, 隅, 角, 角度.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 9

角

Meaning

Kanji 角

angle

angle, corner, square, horn, antlers

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かどつの
Onyomi 音読み: カク
Nanori 名乗り: いすすみずみふさ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 2
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #805
Strokes: 7
Radical: 角
Components: ｜ • 勹 • 月 • 角
Kanji Kentei: Level 9
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 500 entries that include this kanji.

相撲

すもう

sumo wrestling

隅

すみ

downstage right (on a noh stage)

角

かど

(street) corner

角度

かくど

angle

角界

かくかい

the world of sumo

角膜

かくまく

cornea

角材

かくざい

squared timber

角質

かくしつ

keratin

角地

かどち

corner lot

カド番

カドばん

make-or-break game in a go or shogi tournament

ツノクサリ蛇

ツノクサリへび

cerastes

ツノゴケ類

ツノゴケるい

hornworts (non-vascular plants of order Anthocerotopsida)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

テーブルの角にひじをぶつけた。

I hit my elbow on the corner of the table.

その箱の角が少しへこんでいる。

One corner of that box is slightly dented.

道の角に小さな花屋がある。

There is a small flower shop on the corner of the street.

紙を三角に折ってください。

Please fold the paper into a triangle.

彼は部屋の角に立っていた。

He was standing in the corner of the room.