Japanese symbol for “geometrical”

幾何学的

きかがくてき

Romaji: kikagakuteki

geometrical

In Japanese, geometrical is 幾何学的, read きかがくてき (kikagakuteki).

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Meanings

adj-na geometrical

Kanji and stroke order

幾

how many, how much, how far

on: キ
kun: いく-、いく.つ、いく.ら

12 strokes · JLPT 1

何

what

on: カ
kun: なに、なん、なに-、なん-

7 strokes · JLPT 4

学

study, learning, science

on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ

8 strokes · JLPT 4

的

bull's eye, mark, target

on: テキ
kun: まと

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
幾つ	いくつ ikutsu	how many
幾ら	いくら ikura	how much
幾分	いくぶん ikubun	somewhat; to some extent; to some degree
幾何	きか kika	geometry
幾多	いくた ikuta	many; numerous
幾度	いくど ikudo	(how) many times; (how) often
何とか	なんとか nantoka	something; something or other; so-and-so
何で	なんで nande	why?; what for?
学校	がっこう gakkou	school
目的	もくてき mokuteki	purpose; goal; aim

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.