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Kanji Detail for 角 - "corner, angle, horn"

角

  • Meaning

    角 means "corner, angle, horn."

    1. Horn - The horn on an animal's head; also, something horn-shaped.

    2. Corner - A pointed part; an angle.

    3. Edge - A corner; the edge of something.

    4. Bishop - A piece in shogi (Japanese chess).

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    angle; corner; square; horn; antlers

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Jue

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Branches rising from the top of animal heads. Used to gore enemies for self-defense. Its substance is solid and fine-grained. Can be used to decorate objects. Such as 角弓 (horn bow), and the like. | Forehead bone. Such as describing someone's exceptional appearance as having 龍準日角 (dragon nose and sun forehead). Meaning the forehead rises prominently like the sun. | Decorating with tied hair. Hair tied on top rising into two buns is called 角. Therefore boys and girls when young are called 總角 (bunched horns). Referring to those before the capping ceremony. | One of the five musical notes. The five notes are 宮商角徵羽. | A wind instrument. Used to give commands. Such as in the military using a small trumpet to summon is called 吹角 (blowing the horn). | To compete. All comparing for victory or defeat is called 角. Such as 角逐 (contend), 角力 (compete in strength). Today also refers to verbal conflict as 口角 (quarrel). | 角色 (role). Like saying character. Commonly also refers to famous performers as 名角 (famous actors). | Stationing troops in separate positions to restrain the enemy is called 掎角 (coordinated attack). Expression from Zuo Zhuan. Also written as 捔. | A corner. Such as 牆角 (wall corner), 屋角 (house corner). Any two lines meeting at one point is called 角 (angle). Such as in geometry 鈍角 (obtuse angle), 銳角 (acute angle). | Commonly one-tenth of a silver dollar is called 角. Small silver coins are called 角子. | One official document is commonly also called 一角. | A star name. One of the twenty-eight mansions.
  • Onyomitip

    kaku(かく) かく

    roku(ろく) ろく

  • Kunyomitip

    kado(かど) かど

    kura.beru(くらべる) くらべる

    sumi(すみ) すみ

    tsuno(つの) つの

  • Strokestip

    7 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    角 (tsuno・tsunohen・kaku)

  • Related Keywords
    corner angle horn edge point sharp vertex nook bend turn antler angular triangular rectangular geometric projection prominence spike perspective viewpoint

Sentences including 角

  • I bought this book at kakuzen's.

  • The accident took place at that corner.

  • I'd like a room in the corner of the building.

  • It's at the corner.

  • They are getting on the bus at the corner.

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