(しかく)

しかくい
i-adjective
square-shaped; rectangular; angular
See also: 四角(しかく) (noun form)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present四角(しかく)四角(しかく)くない
Past四角(しかく)かった四角(しかく)くなかった
て form四角(しかく)くて四角(しかく)くなくて
Adverbial四角(しかく)
Conditional ば四角(しかく)ければ四角(しかく)くなければ
Conditional たら四角(しかく)かったら四角(しかく)くなかったら
1. square-shaped; rectangular
Describes something having a square or rectangular shape with four corners.
四角(しかく)(はこ)()れてください。
Please put it in the square box.
(かお)四角(しかく)い。
His face is angular/square.
There is a rectangular table in the middle of the room.
2. angular; stiff; formal
Describes a personality or manner that is rigid, formal, or inflexible.
Don't think in such a rigid way.
He has a rigid personality and doesn't get jokes.
You should speak in a less stiff way.

四角(しかく)い is the everyday adjective for describing square or rectangular shapes. It covers both squares and rectangles — any shape with four corners.

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FIGURATIVE USAGE:
Describes a rigid, overly formal personality: 四角(しかく)(かんが)(かた) (rigid thinking). The four-character compound 四角四面(しかくしめん) means "extremely stiff and formal."

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