Japanese

かど
Meaning: corner; edge
Part of Speech: Noun Alternative Readings: つの|かく

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Handwriting

角

Example sentences

Please turn right at the next corner.
次の角を左に曲がると駅が見えます。
If you turn left at the next corner, you will see the station.
痛っ!足の指を角にぶつけちゃった。
Ouch! I stubbed my toe on the corner.
うっかりテーブルの角に頭を打ち付けてしまった。
I accidentally bumped my head against the corner of the table.
四角いテーブルの角に足をぶつけてしまった。
I accidentally bumped my leg on the corner of the square table.
二つ目の角を右に曲がってください。
Please turn right at the second corner.
彼は追っ手から逃げるために、角で素早く身を翻した。
He quickly turned around at the corner to escape from his pursuers.
一つ目の角を右に曲がると、右手に郵便局があります。
If you turn right at the first corner, you will see the post office on your right.
廊下の角で先生と鉢合わせた。
I bumped into my teacher at the corner of the hallway.
その建物の角は鋭角になっている。
The corner of that building forms an acute angle.

Usage Notes

Refers to an external corner or an edge of an object or a street. For internal corners, 'sumi' is typically used.

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