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四角い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
かく
Grade: 2

Etymology

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Formed as an -i adjective from noun and adjectival noun 四角 (shikaku, square, rectangle).

Pronunciation

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  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「四角い
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 四角く くく
かく
かくく
[shìkáꜜkùkù]
[shìkákúꜜkù]
[shìkákúkú]
Terminal (終止形) 四角い かく
かくい
[shìkákúꜜì]
[shìkákúí]
Attributive (連体形) 四角い かく
かくい
[shìkákúꜜì]
[shìkákúí]
Key constructions
Informal negative 四角くない くくない
かくくない
かくくな
[shìkáꜜkùkùnàì]
[shìkákúꜜkùnàì]
[shìkákúkúnáꜜì]
Informal past 四角かった くかった
かくかった
[shìkáꜜkùkàttà]
[shìkákúꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past 四角くなかった くくなかった
かくくなかった
かくくなかった
[shìkáꜜkùkùnàkàttà]
[shìkákúꜜkùnàkàttà]
[shìkákúkúnáꜜkàttà]
Formal 四角いです かくいです [shìkákúꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive 四角くて くくて
かくくて
[shìkáꜜkùkùtè]
[shìkákúꜜkùtè]
Conditional 四角ければ くければ
かくければ
[shìkáꜜkùkèrèbà]
[shìkákúꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective

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()(かく) (shikakui-i (adverbial ()(かく) (shikakuku))

  1. square
  2. rectangular
  3. stilted, excessively formal, overly serious, as of speech
    あまり四角(しかく)ことを()うな。
    Amari shikakui koto o iu na.
    Don't talk so formally.

Usage notes

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Slightly less formal, and generally reserved for spoken use. In more formal written contexts, the -na adjective form of 四角 is used instead.

Inflection

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