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square (shape)
A quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles.
正方形の面積は一辺の二乗だ。
The area of a square is the side length squared.
この部屋は正方形に近い形だ。
This room is close to a square shape.
折り紙を正方形に切る。
Cut the origami paper into a square.
正方形のタイルを床に並べた。
I laid square tiles on the floor.
先生は黒板に正方形を描いて、対角線の長さを求めるように言った。
The teacher drew a square on the blackboard and told us to find the length of the diagonal.
正方形 is the mathematical term for a square. Composed of 正 (correct, regular) + 方形 (rectangle). A special case of 長方形 where all sides are equal.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 正方形の面積: area of a square
- 正方形に切る: to cut into a square
- 正方形の形: square shape
RELATED SHAPE TERMS:
- 長方形: rectangle
- 四角形: quadrilateral (general)
- 三角形: triangle
- 円/丸: circle
- 菱形: rhombus/diamond
CONTRAST:
四角い is the everyday adjective for "square-shaped," while 正方形 is the precise geometric term.