四角い|しかくいshikakui[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. i-adjectivesquare; rectangular
    必要ひつようなのは四角しかくいテーブルで、円卓えんたくではない。↗
    We need a square table, not a round one.
Conjugation
Plain form四角い(しかくい)
Polite (desu)四角いです(しかくいです)
Negative (kunai)四角くない(しかくくない)
polite (ku arimasen)四角くありません(しかくくありません)
Past (katta)四角かった(しかくかった)
Past negative (kunakatta)四角くなかった(しかくくなかった)
Te form (kute)四角くて(しかくくて)
Adverbial (ku)四角く(しかくく)
Conditional (kereba)四角ければ(しかくければ)
kattara四角かったら(しかくかったら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymスクエアNeutralA loanword for a square shape or a plaza; can also suggest stiff, formal character. 「四角い」 is the everyday adjective for square shapes.
  • Synonym四角しかくNeutralA noun referring to a quadrilateral or square; 「四角い」 is the adjective.
  • Synonym真四角ましかくNeutralMeans perfectly, exactly square, stressing the shape's squareness; 「四角い」 also covers rectangles.
  • Antonym丸いまるいNeutralMeans round; the direct opposite of the square 「四角い」.

Use 「四角い」 for square or boxy shapes, as in 「四角い顔」. Use the noun 「四角」 for the shape itself, 「真四角」 for a perfect square, and 「丸い」 for round shapes.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 形状けいじょうが四角しかくである。
  2. 角かくばっている。
  3. 型かたにはまっている。
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