"rokkaku" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rokkakus [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 六角 (“six corners, hexagon”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|六角||six corners, hexagon}} Japanese 六角 (“six corners, hexagon”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rokkaku (plural rokkakus)
  1. A traditional six-sided Japanese fighting kite. Wikipedia link: Rokkaku dako
    Sense id: en-rokkaku-en-noun-zeUc8KPz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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