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Japanese symbol for “angle”

Romaji: kakudo
angle

In Japanese, angle is , read (kakudo).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n angle

Kanji and stroke order

angle, corner, square
on: カク
kun: かど、つの
7 strokes · JLPT 2
degrees, occurrence, time
on: ド、ト、タク
kun: たび、-た.い
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “angle”

WordReadingMeaning
してん shitenpoint of view; viewpoint; angle
みかた mikataviewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something)
かく kakuangle
かんてん kantenpoint of view; viewpoint; standpoint
アングル anguruangle

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さんかく sankakutriangle; triangular shape
たかく takakumany-sided; versatile; polygonal
まちかど machikadostreet corner
さんかくけい sankakukeitriangle
いっかく ikkakucorner; section; point
ていど teidodegree; amount; grade
こんど kondothis time; now
せいど seidosystem; institution; organization

See also: Chinese symbol for “angle”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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