角

7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N2

angle, corner, square, horn, antlers

Kun'yomi
  • かど
    		corner ②(street) corner ③rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.)
  • つの
    		horn ②antenna ③horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
On'yomi
  • カク
    		angle ②square ③bishop ④third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
Nanori
  • い
  • す
  • すみ
    		corner ②downstage right (on a noh stage)
  • ずみ
  • ふさ

Main Radical

角(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カク 96.4%
かど 2.1%
すみずみ 1.0%
つの 0.5%

Character Breakdown

angle, corner, square
カク　かど　すみ (2nd, N2)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)

Contained In

埆 斛 桷 觚 觜 觝 解 触 觧 觴 觸 鵤

Common Words

かく
角
angle ②square ③bishop ④third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
いっ
一
かく
角
corner ②one horn ③narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
ご
互
かく
角
equal (in ability)
かく
角
ど
度
angle
ほう
方
がく
角
direction ②point of the compass ③method
し
死
かく
角
blind spot (e.g. of a driver) ②dead angle
さん
三
かく
角
triangle
し
四
かく
角
　
い
square
し
四
かく
角
quadrilateral
かい
海
かく
角
cape
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References

Unicode hex code 89D2
JIS X 0208 1-19-49
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4301
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5543
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2047
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35003
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 243
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 473
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 481
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Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 891
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 97
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 138
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 716
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1650
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1829
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2n5.1
Four corner code 2722.7
De Roo Code 2545