Japanese symbol for “triangles”
三角定規
さんかくじょうぎ
Romaji: sankakujougi
triangles (used in mechanical drawing); set square
In Japanese, triangles is 三角定規, read さんかくじょうぎ (sankakujougi).
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
- n triangles (used in mechanical drawing); set square
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三つ | みっつ mittsu | three |
| 三角 | さんかく sankaku | triangle; triangular shape |
| 第三者 | だいさんしゃ daisansha | third party; third person; outsider |
| 再三 | さいさん saisan | again and again; repeatedly |
| 三角形 | さんかくけい sankakukei | triangle |
| 三振 | さんしん sanshin | strikeout |
| 角度 | かくど kakudo | angle |
| 多角 | たかく takaku | many-sided; versatile; polygonal |
| 予定 | よてい yotei | plans; arrangement; schedule |
| 規模 | きぼ kibo | scale; scope; plan |
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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