How to say "angular" in Japanese

• ゴツゴツ
  suru verb, adverb, no-adjectiveA mimetic word for the rough, physical side of 'angular': surfaces covered with hard bumps and angles. It fits rugged terrain, gnarled wood, or scraggy textures rather than clean, geometric shapes.
• アンギュラー
  no-adjectiveA loanword and a direct equivalent: it covers 'angular' in its basic sense of shapes and lines with sharp corners, as in talk about design or style.
• 鋭角的えいかくてき
  na-adjectiveThe geometric choice: built on 鋭角, 'acute angle', it covers angular, angular-shaped figures and sharp-pointed forms — shapes defined by their corners rather than by rough, uneven surfaces.
• 角角しいかどかどしい
  i-adjectiveIt covers the physical sense of 'angular' — something having many corners or angles — and, figuratively, an intractable, unsmooth character or manner.
• 角のあるかどのある
  expression, prenominal modifierLiterally 'having corners or angles'; it covers the plain physical sense of something angled rather than rounded or curved. A straightforward way to say that an object or shape is angular.

Each is a less common match for 'angular': 「ゴツゴツ」 for rough, rugged surfaces; 鋭角的 for sharp-pointed shapes; 「角のある」 for the plain 'having corners' sense; 「アンギュラー」 as the direct loanword; 「角角しい」 for many-cornered shapes or an intractable character.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ごつごつrugged
• アンギュラーangular
• 鋭角的えいかくてきangular
• 角角しいかどかどしいintractable
• 角のあるかどのあるangled