Japanese symbol for “angle”
角度
かくど
Romaji: kakudo
angle
In Japanese, angle is 角度, read かくど (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
- adj-no, n angle
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “angle”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 視点 | してん shiten | point of view; viewpoint; angle |
| 見方 | みかた mikata | viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something) |
| 角 | かく kaku | angle |
| 観点 | かんてん kanten | point of view; viewpoint; standpoint |
| アングル | アングル anguru | angle |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三角 | さんかく sankaku | triangle; triangular shape |
| 多角 | たかく takaku | many-sided; versatile; polygonal |
| 街角 | まちかど machikado | street corner |
| 三角形 | さんかくけい sankakukei | triangle |
| 一角 | いっかく ikkaku | corner; section; point |
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree; amount; grade |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | this time; now |
| 制度 | せいど seido | system; 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.