角【かど】
Frequency rank: 1,706.
- corner; edge
- (street) corner; turning
- rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness; harshness; sharpness
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 角【かど】Frequency rank: 1,706.
- かど
Generated definitions (experimental)
- corner; edge
- (street) corner; turning
- rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness; harshness; sharpness
This word refers to the meeting point of two lines or surfaces, such as the corner of a room or a building.
He was standing at the corner.
In this context, it represents the point where two streets meet or where a street turns.
Let's meet at the corner of the station.
This meaning describes the rough or sharp aspects of someone's character, behavior, or words.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かど角をまがる曲がるto turn the cornerまちかど街角street cornerかど角をかえる変えるto change direction at the cornerかどがたつ角が立つto become sharp (in tone or manner)かど角があるto have rough edges (in personality)かど角のあることば言葉harsh wordsかど角をつくる作るto create cornersちょっかく直角right angleするどい鋭いかど角sharp cornerかど角のとりかた取り方way of negotiating (corners)