八角

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

八角

  1. octagon
  2. star anise (Illicium verum)

Synonyms

Adjective

八角

  1. octagonal

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (八角):

Others:

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Noun

(はっ)(かく) • (hakkaku) 

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

Proper noun

(はっ)(かく) • (Hakkaku) 

  1. a surname

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

八角

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