(たかくけい)

たかくけい
noun
polygon
1. polygon
A closed plane figure with three or more straight sides.
Both triangles and quadrilaterals are types of polygons.
(せい)多角形(たかくけい)(すべ)(へん)(かく)(ひと)しい
A regular polygon has all sides and angles equal.
A hexagon is a polygon with six sides.

多角形(たかくけい) is the general mathematical term for any polygon. Composed of () (many) + (かく) (angle/corner) + (けい) (shape).

Common polygons

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Common patterns

The suffix 〜角形(かくけい) is productive: number + 角形(かくけい) forms any polygon name.