角（かど・すみ）
JLPT N4 · noun
Meaning: corner / angle
Example sentences
- 次の角を右に曲がる。 — Turn right at the next corner.
- 机の角に足をぶつけた。 — I bumped my foot on the corner of the desk.
Idioms & proverbs containing “角”
- 兎角 (とかく) — (doing) various things; (doing) this and that
- 物も言い様で角が立つ (ものもいいようでかどがたつ) — harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; people may be offended (or not) by the way you speak
- 丸い卵も切りようで四角 (まるいたまごもきりようでしかく) — harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; a round egg can be cut into a square
- 四角四面 (しかくしめん) — square; formal; prim; stuffy
- 蝸牛角上 (かぎゅうかくじょう) — trifling (fight); (a conflict) between small countries
- 矯角殺牛 (きょうかくさつぎゅう) — trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; the cure is worse than the disease
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