(いっかく)

いっかく
noun
a corner, a section, one part of
1. a corner, a section, one part of
A part or section of a larger area or group. Refers to a specific portion within something bigger.
公園(こうえん)一角(いっかく)にカフェがある。
There is a café in a corner of the park.
(まち)一角(いっかく)(ふる)神社(じんじゃ)がある。
There is an old shrine in a corner of the town.
オフィスの一角(いっかく)休憩(きゅうけい)スペースが(もう)けられている。
A rest area has been set up in one section of the office.

一角(いっかく) means "one corner" or "a section" of a larger space or group.

WORD FORMATION:
(いっ) (one) + (かく) (corner, angle) = one corner

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 〜の一角(いっかく)に: in a corner/section of ~
  • 一角(いっかく)()める: to occupy a section/position
  • 一角(いっかく)(にな)う: to play a part in

NOTE:
When read as ひとかど, it means "respectable" or "notable" (as in ひとかどの人物(じんぶつ), a person of some standing). The reading 一角(いっかく) specifically refers to a physical or abstract section.