Kanji N2

角: angle, corner, square

角 is a JLPT N2 kanji meaning angle, corner, square, written with 7 strokes. It is read カク (on) and かど, つの (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 2. You will see it in 角 (かど, corner) and 角度 (かくど, angle).

角

Meanings

  • angle
  • corner
  • square
  • horn
  • antlers
Strokes7
JLPT levelN2
School gradeGrade 2
Frequency#805 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • カク

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • かど
  • つの

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 角

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 角かど

    corner; edge

    JLPT N5
  • 角度かくど

    angle

    JLPT N2
  • 街角まちかど

    street corner

    JLPT N2
  • 方角ほうがく

    direction; way

    JLPT N2
  • 折角せっかく

    with trouble; at great pains

    JLPT N2
  • 直角ちょっかく

    right angle

    JLPT N2
  • 兎に角とにかく

    anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

    JLPT N3
  • 兎も角ともかく

    anyhow; anyway; somehow or other

    JLPT N2

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.