八角

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Mandarin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 2.3 Noun 2.4 References

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
八	角

[edit] Etymology

From 八 ("eight") + 角 ("horn," "angle," "corner," "point") = "octagon"

[edit] Noun

八角 (hiragana はっかく, romaji hakkaku)

1. (geometry) octagon
2. (spice) star anise

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[edit] Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

八角

[edit] Etymology

From 八 ("eight") + 角 ("corners")

[edit] Adjective

八角 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin bājiǎo)

1. octagonal

[edit] Noun

八角 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin bājiǎo)

1. octagon
2. star anise (Illicium verum)

[edit] References

• "八角 (in Mandarin)." Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-04-09.
• (2007) Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin). Hong Kong: Commercial Press. ISBN 9789620702778.