Historical Evolution
角
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
角
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
角
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
角
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
角
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
角
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
角
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
角
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
角
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
角
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
角
Regular
Modern
Chinese
角 [Jué]
surname Jue
角 [jiǎo]
angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[gè]
角 [jué]
role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale
Japanese
noun
- angle
- square; cube
- bishop
- third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
- Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
noun
- corner; edge
- (street) corner; turning
- rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness; harshness; sharpness
noun
- horn; antler
- antenna; feeler; tentacle (e.g. of a snail)
- horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
noun
- corner; nook; recess
- downstage right (on a noh stage)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
角 かく
Kaku surnamegiven name
角 かど
Kado surname
角 すみ
Sumi surname
角 つの
Tsuno surname
角 つも
Tsumo surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
角色 [juésè] #1,210
role
角度 [jiǎodù] #2,035
angle
主角 [zhǔjué] #2,880
leading role
角落 [jiǎoluò] #3,343
nook
三角 [sānjiǎo] #9,380
triangle
角逐 [juézhú] #8,489
to tussle
视角 [shìjiǎo] #11,266
viewpoint
视角 [shìjiǎo] #11,266
viewpoint
角膜 [jiǎomó] #22,322
cornea
五角大楼 [WǔjiǎoDàlóu] #7,943
the Pentagon
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 隅 [すみ] #2,255
corner
⭐ 角度 [かくど] #4,303
angle
⭐ 方角 [ほうがく] #4,539
direction
⭐ 一角 [いっかく] #4,565
corner
⭐ 折角 [せっかく] #8,413
with trouble
死角 [しかく] #9,210
blind spot (e.g. of a driver)
⭐ 四角い [しかくい] #9,423
square
⭐ 互角 [ごかく] #9,954
equal (in ability)
口角 [こうかく] #10,070
corners of the mouth
⭐ 三角 [さんかく] #11,579
triangle
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