Word Meaning 三角

さんかく sankaku

三角 is read as さんかく (sankaku) and means triangle.

Meaning

English

  1. triangle
  2. triangular shape

Reading

Kana

さんかく

Romaji

sankaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 3519 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

三つ角

みつかど

three corners

三角形

さんかくけい

triangle

三角関係

さんかくかんけい

love triangle

三角関数

さんかくかんすう

trigonometric function

三角部

さんかくぶ

pars triangularis

三角形集合

さんかくけいしゅうごう

triangle set

三角点

さんかくてん

triangulation point

三角法

さんかくほう

trigonometry

三角定規

さんかくじょうぎ

triangles (used in mechanical drawing)

三角州

さんかくす

(river) delta

三角バラ

さんかくばら

chuck short ribs

三角ベース

さんかくべーす

baseball played without a second base (children's game)

Example Sentences

8

かみをさんかくにおってください。

Please fold the paper into a triangle.

The child drew a spherical triangle.

It is hard to define "triangle."

The sum of the angles of a triangle on a spherical plane is more than 180 degrees.

I think that for many people learning the trigonometric functions is meaningless.

Er, Sir? What's written on the blackboard isn't an exponential function but a trigonometric one ...

How do you make a triangle-shaped onigiri? No matter how many times I try I can only make round onigiri.

"What will trigonometric functions ever do for me in the future?!" "If you have time to whine, why don't get your housework done quickly instead?!"