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六ろっ角かっ形けい

also: ろっかくけい

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Meanings

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noun

geometry

Geometric term for a six-sided polygon. Used in mathematics and everyday descriptions of shapes.

この箱はこは六ろっ角かっ形けいの形かたちをしている。
This box has a hexagonal shape.
六ろっ角かっ形けいの内ない角かくの和わは720度どです。
The sum of the interior angles of a hexagon is 720 degrees.

Written forms

六角形
- ろっかっけい
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading ろっかっけい is the most common pronunciation.
- ろっかくけい
  Alternate reading, less common but still used.
ろっかくけい

Kanji

六six
角angle, corner, square
形shape, form, style

Similar words

五ご角かっ形けい
Pentagon (five-sided polygon).
八はっ角かっ形けい
Octagon (eight-sided polygon).

Etymology

Compound of 六 (roku, 'six') + 角 (kaku, 'angle') + 形 (kei, 'shape'). The reading ろっかっけい results from gemination (促音便) of く to っ before か.