いっかく・一角ikkaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncorner; section; point; part
   選挙せんきょの結果けっかその党とうは政権せいけんの一角いっかくを占しめた。↗

   The election gave the party a role in the government.
2. nounone horn
3. nounpillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.)
4. noun, horse racingfirst corner
5. nounnarwhal (Monodon monoceros)

• SynonymコーナーNeutralLoanword for a bend or turn, or a designated section in a store, as in 「特設コーナー」; 「一角」 is for an area or part of a whole.
• Synonym一隅いちぐうWrittenA written/formal word for a corner, rarely heard in daily life — say 「隅」 instead. 「一角」 is for an area or part of a whole.
• Synonym隅すみNeutralEveryday word for a physical corner, focusing on the edge itself; 「一角」 refers to an area or a part of something, as in 「街の一角」.
• Related片隅かたすみNeutralA corner that is inconspicuous or tucked away, as in 「街の片隅」; 「一角」 refers to an area or a part of a whole.
• Related隅っこすみっこCasualColloquial word for a small physical corner with a snug feel; 「一角」 instead points to an area or a part of something, as in 「氷山の一角」.

Use 「一角」 for an area or a part of a whole, as in 「氷山の一角」 or 「街の一角」. For a physical corner choose 「隅」, or 「隅っこ」 in casual speech; an inconspicuous corner is 「片隅」, a store section 「コーナー」, and 「一隅」 fits formal prose.

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

1. 一ひとつの角かどや隅すみ。
2. 一いち本ぽんの角かどをもつ一角獣いっかくじゅうの別名べつめい
3. イッカク。