角 Angle

Radical Combination

• 角

  Angle

Meaning

Primary

Angle

Alternatives

Corner, Antler

Mnemonic

The angle radical and the angle kanji are the same!

Hints

You gotta know your radicals first! Only then can you start to study these kanji from other angles — meanings, readings, all that good stuff. One angle at a time, you know?

Readings

On’yomi

かく

Kun’yomi

かど, つの

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

To see those kanji angles from every angle, you cock (かく) your head to the side.

Hints

Kinda like how a dog cocks its head at an angle when it's trying to understand what you say. That's what you look like when you're studying radicals! Aww, you're so cute.