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):
  • Japanese: 八角(はっかく) (hakkaku)
  • Korean: 팔각(八角) (palgak)
  • Vietnamese: bát giác (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. octagon
  2. star anise
    Synonyms: スターアニス, 大茴香 (daiuikyō)

See also

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 ((geometry) an octagon)