角

かく

• Noun / Suffix noun

  common noun
  1. angle.
  2. square (or cube).
  3. bishop (shogi).
  4. third degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale).

     See also 五音 .

  5. (astronomy, etc. term) Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions).

     See also 角宿 , 二十八宿 , 蒼竜 .

  6. jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan).

     See also 元 .