四角い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
かく
Grade: 2

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • 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


Terminal (終止形) 四角い かく
かくい

Attributive (連体形) 四角い かく
かくい

Key constructions
Informal negative 四角くない くくない
かくくない
かくくな


Informal past 四角かった くかった
かくかった

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


Formal 四角いです かくいです
Conjunctive 四角くて くくて
かくくて

Conditional 四角ければ くければ
かくければ

Adjective

()(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

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