角|かくkaku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, noun (suffix)angle
   ３角形かくけいのすべての角かくの和わは１８０度どに等ひとしい。↗

   The sum of all the angles in a triangle equals 180 degrees.
2. noun, noun (suffix)square; cube
3. noun, noun (suffix), shogibishop
4. noun, noun (suffix)third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
5. noun, noun (suffix), astronomyChinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
6. noun, noun (suffix)jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

• SynonymアングルNeutralLoanword for angles, chiefly camera angles like 「カメラアングル」, also for how you view something; 「角」 is mainly a mathematical angle or square.
• RelatedいっかくNeutralOne corner or part of a whole, as in 「街の一角」, stressing a local area; 「角（かく）」 stresses geometric angles and squares.
• Related片隅かたすみNeutralAn inconspicuous corner away from the center, as in 「記憶の片隅」, often used figuratively; 「角（かく）」 does not express the corner sense.
• Related隅っこすみっこCasualColloquial word for a corner, with a warm, familiar feel; 「角（かく）」 means geometric angles and squares, far removed from the corner sense.
• Antonym丸まるNeutralMeans circle, the shape opposite to 「角」's square; also a prefix meaning whole or entire.

Use 「角」 for geometric angles, squares and cubes, and the shogi piece, as in 「直角」 and 「角切り」. For camera angles say 「アングル」; for corners say 「隅っこ」 or 「片隅」. The shape opposite to 「角」 is 「丸」.

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

1. （カク）平面へいめん図形ずけいにおいて、2直線ちょくせんが1点てんで交まじわる箇所かしょにおいて、その2つの線せんが形成けいせいする、接近せっきんの度合どあい。
2. （カク）日本にっぽん将棋しょうぎの駒こま「角行かくぎょう」の略称りゃくしょう。