かど

Corner (desk, street)

N5noun·kado

How to remember it

角 means 'angle/horn' — picture the pointed corner where two streets meet.

Example sentences

  • あの角を右に曲がってください。

    あのかどをみぎにまがってください。

    Please turn right at that corner.

  • 机の角に足をぶつけました。

    つくえのかどにあしをぶつけました。

    I bumped my leg on the corner of the desk.

Usage

Read かど for an outside corner; すみ is a softer inside-corner synonym.

Related words

曲がる交差点

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