Japanese symbol for “trigonometry”
三角法
さんかくほう
Romaji: sankakuhou
trigonometry
In Japanese, trigonometry is 三角法, read さんかくほう (sankakuhou).
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Meanings
- n trigonometry
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 |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
See also: Chinese symbol for “trigonometry”.
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.