JLPT N5 · Size, shape & speed

四角い

しかくい

square

Stroke order of 四角い

3 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

四 · 5 strokes 角 · 7 strokes い · 2 strokes

Memory trick

Four (四) plus a corner/horn (角): a shape with four corners.

Parts: 四 four + 角 corner + い

The characters in 四角い

四よん — four (5 strokes)
角かど — corner (7 strokes)
いい — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

四角い箱を買いました。

しかくいはこをかいました。

I bought a square box.

Words with 四

四four 四つfour (things)四人four people 四時four o'clock 四日4th (of the month); four days 十四日14th (of the month)四月April 四角square

Words with 角

角corner 曲がり角corner; turn 角度angle 三角triangle 四角square

More words: Size, shape & speed

低いlow; short 短いshort 軽いlight (weight)太いthick; fat 細いthin; slender 狭いnarrow; small (space)丸いround 厚いthick 薄いthin; weak 速いfast 遅いslow; late 暗いdark

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