How to say "angle" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 角かくnoun, noun (suffix)The geometric angle: the space between two intersecting lines or surfaces, the word you meet in mathematics and geometry. It is not used for a figurative angle such as an opinion or approach.
- 角度かくどno-adjectiveThe angle as a measurable quantity — how far something bends, slopes or turns, expressed in degrees. It can also describe the angle from which you look at or approach a matter.
- 視点してんnounCovers 'angle' in the figurative sense of a point of view: the position or perspective from which someone considers a question. Choose this when English 'angle' means viewpoint, not geometry.
- nounThe loanword, heard mostly in photography and film for the angle of a shot, and in journalism for the slant of a story. Elsewhere the native words are usually the safer choice.
- 釣るつるgodan verb, transitive verbThe verb 'to angle' in the fishing sense: to catch fish with a rod, hook and bait. It is seldom the word you want unless fishing is what you mean.
Use 角 for geometric angles, 角度 for angles as measured quantities or an approach, 視点 for a figurative angle or viewpoint, 「アングル」 mainly in photography and journalism, and 「釣る」 only for angling as fishing.
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