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How to say 'Rectangle' in Japanese | 長方形

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The Japanese word for Rectangle is 'Chouhoukei', written as 長方形 in Japanese.'Rectangle' in hiragana is ちょうほうけい.

    word

    長方形

    Meaning

    Rectangle

    Reading

    ちょうほうけい

    chouhoukei

    Kanji

    長Long, Leader 方Direction 形Shape

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '長方形 (ちょうほうけい)' means 'rectangle'. It refers to a four-sided shape with four right angles, where opposite sides are equal in length. This term is commonly used in geometry, design, and everyday contexts to describe rectangular objects. For example: The table is a rectangle「そのテーブルは長方形です」(そのテーブルはちょうほうけいです). Draw a rectangle「長方形を描いてください」(ちょうほうけいをかいてください). The word is a combination of '長' (long) and '方形' (square shape), emphasizing its elongated square-like form.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    6028

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 長方形

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    長

    Meaning

    Long, Leader

  • kanji

    方

    Meaning

    Direction

  • kanji

    形

    Meaning

    Shape

Words Related to 長方形 Through the Kanji 長

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 長 as well.

  • word

    長い

    Meaning

    Long

  • word

    長

    Meaning

    Head, Chief

  • word

    長さ

    Meaning

    Length

  • word

    長女

    Meaning

    Eldest daughter

  • word

    社長

    Meaning

    President, CEO

  • word

    長期

    Meaning

    Long term

  • word

    長袖

    Meaning

    Long sleeve

  • word

    駅長

    Meaning

    Stationmaster

  • word

    会長

    Meaning

    Chairman

  • word

    学長

    Meaning

    President

  • word

    議長

    Meaning

    Chairperson

  • word

    長官

    Meaning

    Chief

  • word

    成長

    Meaning

    Growth

  • word

    部長

    Meaning

    Manager

  • word

    延長

    Meaning

    Extension, Prolongation

  • word

    長男

    Meaning

    Eldest son

  • word

    校長

    Meaning

    Principal

  • word

    課長

    Meaning

    Manager

  • word

    長年

    Meaning

    Many years

  • word

    年長

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    長らく

    Meaning

    Long

  • word

    長話

    Meaning

    Long talk

  • word

    長所

    Meaning

    Strength

  • word

    長持ち

    Meaning

    Durability

  • word

    長生き

    Meaning

    Long life

  • word

    長引く

    Meaning

    Prolong

  • word

    身長

    Meaning

    Height

  • word

    船長

    Meaning

    Captain

  • word

    長続き

    Meaning

    Lasting

  • word

    細長い

    Meaning

    Slender

  • word

    院長

    Meaning

    Director

Words Related to 長方形 Through the Kanji 方

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 方 as well.

  • word

    方

    Meaning

    Direction, Side

  • word

    貴方

    Meaning

    You

  • word

    方法

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    何方

    Meaning

    Where, Which

  • word

    一方

    Meaning

    Side, On the other hand

  • word

    地方

    Meaning

    Region

  • word

    言い方

    Meaning

    Way of speaking

  • word

    読み方

    Meaning

    Reading

  • word

    書き方

    Meaning

    Way of writing

  • word

    方向

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    仕方

    Meaning

    Way

  • word

    方式

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    方針

    Meaning

    Policy

  • word

    明け方

    Meaning

    Dawn

  • word

    両方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    生き方

    Meaning

    Lifestyle

  • word

    仕方無い

    Meaning

    Helpless

  • word

    夕方

    Meaning

    Evening

  • word

    彼方

    Meaning

    Yonder

  • word

    方面

    Meaning

    Direction, Field

  • word

    方々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    正方形

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    他方

    Meaning

    Other, Another

  • word

    味方

    Meaning

    Ally

  • word

    前方

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    双方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    行方

    Meaning

    Whereabouts

  • word

    方言

    Meaning

    Dialect

  • word

    やり方

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    目方

    Meaning

    Weight

  • word

    方角

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    処方

    Meaning

    Prescription

  • word

    平方

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    片方

    Meaning

    One, Side

  • word

    四方

    Meaning

    Directions

  • word

    後方

    Meaning

    Rear, Back

Words Related to 長方形 Through the Kanji 形

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 形 as well.

  • word

    形

    Meaning

    Shape

  • word

    形式

    Meaning

    Form, Format

  • word

    形態

    Meaning

    Form

  • word

    人形

    Meaning

    Doll

  • word

    三角形

    Meaning

    Triangle

  • word

    形式的

    Meaning

    Formal

  • word

    形成

    Meaning

    Formation

  • word

    正方形

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    手形

    Meaning

    Promissory note

  • word

    形容詞

    Meaning

    Adjective

  • word

    地形

    Meaning

    Terrain

Learn the Word 長方形

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What does 'Chouhoukei' (長方形) mean?

'Chouhoukei' means 'Rectangle' .

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