三角形(さんかくけい)

さんかくけい
noun
triangle
science
1. triangle
A polygon with three sides and three angles.
三角形(さんかくけい)の面積(めんせき)を計算(けいさん)する。
To calculate the area of a triangle.
This figure is an equilateral triangle.
三角形(さんかくけい)には三(みっ)つの角(かく)がある。
A triangle has three angles.

A compound of 三角(さんかく) (triangle/three-cornered) + 形(けい) (shape). Used in geometry and math education.

Types

USAGE (mathematics):
Area formula: 底辺(ていへん) × 高(たか)さ ÷ 2 (base × height ÷ 2).

RELATED WORDS (other shapes):

Usage

三角(さんかく) alone is also common in everyday speech to mean "triangle" or "triangular," while 三角形(さんかくけい) is the precise geometric term.