(しかくけい)

しかくけい
noun
quadrilateral
1. quadrilateral; four-sided polygon
A polygon with four sides and four angles.
四角形(しかくけい)内角(ないかく)()360()です
The sum of interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360 degrees.
Both squares and rectangles are types of quadrilaterals.
この土地(とち)四角形(しかくけい)している
This land is shaped like a quadrilateral.
(かみ)四角形(しかくけい)()いてください
Please draw a quadrilateral on the paper.
In the math class, the children learned about the types of quadrilaterals.

四角形(しかくけい) is the general mathematical term for any four-sided polygon (quadrilateral). The kanji break down as () (four) + (かく) (angle/corner) + (けい) (shape).

TYPES OF QUADRILATERALS:

RELATED SHAPE TERMS:

NOTE:
In everyday speech, 四角(しかく) (without (けい)) is more common for "square" or "rectangle" in non-mathematical contexts. 四角形(しかくけい) is primarily used in geometry and formal descriptions.