かど

Corner (of a street, desk, object)

N5noun·kado

How to remember it

角 means "angle/horn"—a sharp point where two edges or streets meet.

Example sentences

  • 駅の角に店があります。

    えきのかどにみせがあります。

    There is a shop on the corner by the station.

  • テーブルの角にぶつかった。

    テーブルのかどにぶつかった。

    I bumped into the corner of the table.

Usage

かど is an outside/edge corner; contrast with すみ, an inside corner.

Related words

交差点曲がる角度

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