JLPT N2 · 7 strokes
Kanji 角: "angle, corner, square"
The kanji 角 means "angle, corner, square, horn, antlers". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read カク in on'yomi and かど, つの in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かどつの
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | angle, corner, square, horn, antlers |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 805 of 2,501 |
Common words with 角
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 兎に角anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case · setting aside ...; regardless of ...
- 折角with trouble; at great pains · rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited
- 兎も角anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking · apart from ...; setting ... aside
- 角corner; edge · (street) corner; turning
- 角度angle
- 方角direction; way · point of the compass; cardinal direction; bearing
- 一角coin, angle, partie, section · une corne
- 角angle · square; cube
- 死角blind spot (e.g. of a driver) · dead angle; dead ground; dead space; sector without fire
- 四角いsquare; rectangular
- 互角equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched
- 口角corners of the mouth
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