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quadrilateral; four-sided polygon
A polygon with four sides and four angles.
四角形の内角の和は360度です。
The sum of interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360 degrees.
正方形も長方形も四角形の一種だ。
Both squares and rectangles are types of quadrilaterals.
この土地は四角形をしている。
This land is shaped like a quadrilateral.
四角形 is the general mathematical term for any four-sided polygon (quadrilateral). The kanji break down as 四 (four) + 角 (angle/corner) + 形 (shape).
TYPES OF QUADRILATERALS:
- 正方形: square
- 長方形: rectangle
- 平行四辺形: parallelogram
- 台形: trapezoid
- 菱形: rhombus
RELATED SHAPE TERMS:
- 三角形: triangle
- 五角形: pentagon
- 六角形: hexagon
- 円: circle
NOTE:
In everyday speech, 四角 (without 形) is more common for "square" or "rectangle" in non-mathematical contexts. 四角形 is primarily used in geometry and formal descriptions.