(かくど)

かくど
noun
angle; perspective
1. angle; degree (geometry)
The measure of rotation between two lines meeting at a point, measured in degrees.
Please measure the angles of this triangle.
Let's try changing the camera angle.
椅子(いす)()もたれの角度(かくど)調整(ちょうせい)した。
I adjusted the angle of the chair's backrest.
2. perspective; viewpoint; approach
A particular way of looking at or thinking about something.
We need to think about the problem from a different perspective.
[Note: Figurative usage meaning 'perspective']
様々(さまざま)角度(かくど)から検討(けんとう)する必要(ひつよう)がある。
We need to examine it from various perspectives.
消費者(しょうひしゃ)角度(かくど)から()ると、この製品(せいひん)には改善(かいぜん)余地(よち)がある。
From the consumer's perspective, there is room for improvement in this product.

MATHEMATICAL TERMS:

  • 直角(ちょっかく) (right angle - 90°)
  • 鋭角(えいかく) (acute angle - less than 90°)
  • 鈍角(どんかく) (obtuse angle - more than 90°)
  • 角度(かくど)(はか)る (to measure an angle)

FIGURATIVE USAGE:

  • 角度(かくど)()える (to change one's approach/perspective)
  • (べつ)角度(かくど)から (from a different angle/perspective)
  • 様々(さまざま)角度(かくど)から (from various perspectives)
  • この角度(かくど)から()ると (from this perspective)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 視点(してん) (viewpoint - more abstract)
  • 観点(かんてん) (standpoint - formal)
  • アングル (angle - photography/film term)

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