角 = 勹 + 用

角 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “angle”. It is built from 勹 (bound up) and 用 (utilize). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1953. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: angle
RTK frame: 1953
Strokes: 7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): カク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): かど, つの
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: угол
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 角 horn

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 角

How to find 角 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bound up” + “utilize”. 角 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 角 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.