八角

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Chinese

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eight
horn; angle; role
horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
 
trad. (八角)
simp. #(八角)
八角 (noun, 2)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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八角

  1. octagon
  2. star anise (Illicium verum)

Synonyms

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Adjective

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八角

  1. octagonal

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (八角):

Others:

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はつ > はっ
Grade: 1
かく
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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

Noun

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(はっ)(かく) (hakkaku

  1. octagon
  2. star anise
    Synonyms: スターアニス, 大茴香 (daiuikyō)

See also

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Proper noun

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(はっ)(かく) (Hakkaku

  1. a surname

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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八角

  1. chữ Hán form of bát giác (octagon).