Quick answer
角 is the kanji for "Corner". Its reading is かど (kado). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Corner
Also : Angle · Horn · Antlers · Square
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 角 represents 'ANGLE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of angle.
On-reading: かく — remember this sound by associating it with angle. Kun-reading: かど.
Example Sentences
三角形の内角の和は百八十度です。
さんかっけいのないかくのわはひゃくはちじゅうどです。
The sum of interior angles of a triangle is 180 degrees.
角度を変えて見ることで、新しい発見があることが多いです。
かくどをかえてみることで、あたらしいはっけんがあることがおおいです。
By changing the angle of view, there are often new discoveries.
Vocabulary using 角
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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