1.
square; squared; cube (of a size)
A square shape. As a prefix it means "square, squared" (a square hanger, squared lumber); after a measurement it gives the side of a square or cube, as in recipes: "2 cm cubes".
2.
angle
In geometry, an angle: the figure formed by two lines meeting at a point.
Common collocations
- 〜センチ角に切る: to cut into ~-centimeter cubes (recipes)
- 角ハンガー: square clothes hanger with many pegs
- 角材: squared lumber
- 角砂糖: sugar cube
- 直角: right angle
Watch out
The same kanji has three other everyday readings: 角 (corner of a street or object), 角 (inside corner), 角 (horn). かく appears mainly in compounds, recipes and math.