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How to say 'Right angle' in Japanese | 直角

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The Japanese word for Right angle is 'Chokkaku', written as 直角 in Japanese.'Right angle' in hiragana is ちょっかく.

    word

    直角

    Meaning

    Right angle

    Reading

    ちょっかく

    chokkaku

    Kanji

    直Straight, Repair 角Corner, Angle

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '直角 (ちょっかく)' means 'right angle'. It refers to an angle of exactly 90 degrees, commonly found in geometric shapes like squares and rectangles. This term is often used in mathematics, architecture, and everyday contexts when describing angles. For example: The corner of the table forms a right angle「テーブルの角は直角です」(てーぶるのかどはちょっかくです). The triangle has one right angle「その三角形は直角が一つあります」(そのさんかくけいはちょっかくがひとつあります).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    6067

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 直角

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    直

    Meaning

    Straight, Repair

  • kanji

    角

    Meaning

    Corner, Angle

Words Related to 直角 Through the Kanji 直

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 直 as well.

  • word

    直ぐ

    Meaning

    Immediately

  • word

    書き直す

    Meaning

    Rewrite

  • word

    直接

    Meaning

    Directly

  • word

    真っ直ぐ

    Meaning

    Straight

  • word

    正直

    Meaning

    Honest

  • word

    直す

    Meaning

    Correct, Fix

  • word

    直後

    Meaning

    Immediately after

  • word

    直ちに

    Meaning

    Immediately

  • word

    直

    Meaning

    Direct

  • word

    直前

    Meaning

    Just before

  • word

    素直

    Meaning

    Honest

  • word

    垂直

    Meaning

    Vertical

  • word

    直線

    Meaning

    Straight line

  • word

    見直す

    Meaning

    Reconsider, Reassess

  • word

    直面

    Meaning

    Confrontation

  • word

    立ち直る

    Meaning

    Recover

  • word

    やり直し

    Meaning

    Redo

  • word

    やり直す

    Meaning

    Redo

  • word

    直通

    Meaning

    Direct

  • word

    見直し

    Meaning

    Review, Revision

  • word

    率直

    Meaning

    Frank, Straightforward

  • word

    直る

    Meaning

    Heal, Fix

  • word

    仲直り

    Meaning

    Reconciliation

  • word

    直径

    Meaning

    Diameter

Words Related to 直角 Through the Kanji 角

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 角 as well.

  • word

    四角い

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    四つ角

    Meaning

    Intersection

  • word

    曲がり角

    Meaning

    Corner

  • word

    折角

    Meaning

    Effort

  • word

    角

    Meaning

    Corner, Angle

  • word

    三角形

    Meaning

    Triangle

  • word

    三角

    Meaning

    Triangle

  • word

    角度

    Meaning

    Angle

  • word

    方角

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    町角

    Meaning

    Street corner

  • word

    真四角

    Meaning

    Square

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'Chokkaku' means 'Right angle' .

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