"八角" meaning in Japanese

See 八角 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: 八角 [canonical] (ruby: 八(はっ), 角(かく)), Hakkaku [romanization]
Etymology: From 八 ("eight") + 角 ("horn," "angle," "corner," "point") = "octagon". Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|はっかく}} 八(はっ)角(かく) • (Hakkaku)
  1. a surname
    Sense id: en-八角-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Shapes, Spices and herbs Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 30 38 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 35 25 40 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 36 21 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 42 10 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 36 21 43 Disambiguation of Shapes: 41 29 30 Disambiguation of Spices and herbs: 41 10 49

Noun

Forms: 八角 [canonical] (ruby: 八(はっ), 角(かく)), hakkaku [romanization]
Etymology: From 八 ("eight") + 角 ("horn," "angle," "corner," "point") = "octagon". Head templates: {{ja-noun|はっかく}} 八(はっ)角(かく) • (hakkaku)
  1. octagon
    Sense id: en-八角-ja-noun-Ci6mdlJL Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Spices and herbs Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 30 38 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 35 25 40 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 36 21 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 42 10 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 36 21 43 Disambiguation of Spices and herbs: 41 10 49
  2. star anise Synonyms: スターアニス, 大茴香
    Sense id: en-八角-ja-noun-qri41VaC Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Spices and herbs Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 30 38 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 35 25 40 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 36 21 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 42 10 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 36 21 43 Disambiguation of Spices and herbs: 41 10 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 唐樒 (tōshikimi) (ruby: 唐樒(トウシキミ)) 
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  "etymology_text": "From 八 (\"eight\") + 角 (\"horn,\" \"angle,\" \"corner,\" \"point\") = \"octagon\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "八角",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "はっ"
        ],
        [
          "角",
          "かく"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hakkaku",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "はっかく"
      },
      "expansion": "八(はっ)角(かく) • (hakkaku)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "tōshikimi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "唐樒",
          "トウシキミ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "唐樒"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 38 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 25 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 21 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 10 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 21 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 10 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Spices and herbs",
          "orig": "ja:Spices and herbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "octagon"
      ],
      "id": "en-八角-ja-noun-Ci6mdlJL",
      "links": [
        [
          "octagon",
          "octagon"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 38 32",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 25 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 21 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "42 10 47",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 21 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 10 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Spices and herbs",
          "orig": "ja:Spices and herbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "star anise"
      ],
      "id": "en-八角-ja-noun-qri41VaC",
      "links": [
        [
          "star anise",
          "star anise"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "スターアニス"
        },
        {
          "word": "大茴香"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Star anise"
  ],
  "word": "八角"
}

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  "etymology_text": "From 八 (\"eight\") + 角 (\"horn,\" \"angle,\" \"corner,\" \"point\") = \"octagon\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "八角",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "はっ"
        ],
        [
          "角",
          "かく"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hakkaku",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "proper",
        "2": "はっかく"
      },
      "expansion": "八(はっ)角(かく) • (Hakkaku)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "35 25 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "36 21 43",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "42 10 47",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "36 21 43",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "41 29 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Shapes",
          "orig": "ja:Shapes",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 10 49",
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          "name": "Spices and herbs",
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        }
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      ],
      "id": "en-八角-ja-name-v2O7m9sM",
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          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Star anise"
  ],
  "word": "八角"
}

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    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
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    "Japanese proper nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ja:Shapes",
    "ja:Spices and herbs"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 八 (\"eight\") + 角 (\"horn,\" \"angle,\" \"corner,\" \"point\") = \"octagon\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "八角",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "はっ"
        ],
        [
          "角",
          "かく"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hakkaku",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "はっかく"
      },
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "tōshikimi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "唐樒",
          "トウシキミ"
        ]
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "octagon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "octagon",
          "octagon"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "star anise"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "star anise",
          "star anise"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "スターアニス"
        },
        {
          "word": "大茴香"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Star anise"
  ],
  "word": "八角"
}

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    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
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    "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ja:Shapes",
    "ja:Spices and herbs"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 八 (\"eight\") + 角 (\"horn,\" \"angle,\" \"corner,\" \"point\") = \"octagon\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "八角",
      "ruby": [
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          "八",
          "はっ"
        ],
        [
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          "かく"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Star anise"
  ],
  "word": "八角"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 八角 meaning in Japanese (2.3kB)

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "八角",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "八角"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "八角",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (5ee713e and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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