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しかく【四角】 : shikaku | define meaning

shikaku

Pronunciation: [ɕikaku]

Definition

Noun

Square

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese しかく【四角】 shikaku "square".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Four-sided figure. Sícca Coódair".
沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「しかく」　四角（シカク）"

Notes

Variant:

しっかく【四角】 shikkaku.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	四角
Kana	しかく
Romanization	shikaku
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɕikaku]

意味：しかく【四角】、せいほうけい【正方形】、ほうけい【方形】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, January 3). しかく【四角】 : shikaku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2252/shikaku/.