Japanese symbol for “diced”

角切り

かくぎり

Romaji: kakugiri

cut into cubes; diced

In Japanese, diced is 角切り, read かくぎり (kakugiri).

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Meanings

adj-no, n cut into cubes; diced (food)

Kanji and stroke order

角

angle, corner, square

on: カク
kun: かど、つの

7 strokes · JLPT 2

切

cut, cutoff, be sharp

on: セツ、サイ
kun: き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り

4 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
角度	かくど kakudo	angle
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
大切	たいせつ taisetsu	important; significant; serious
一切	いっさい issai	all; everything; entirety

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