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角

“horn; angle; corner”

角 is a surname from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.

Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Kado.

Meaning & origin

What it means

角 goes back to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *krəw, meaning “horn; angle; corner.”

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Where it comes from

角 comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan.

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How it developed

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *krəw (“horn; angle; corner”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

角’s family of names

In Japanese usage, 角 as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Kado. In Japanese usage, 角 as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as KAKU. In Japanese usage, 角 as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Tsuno.

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角KadoKaku甪つのかどカクTsunoすみ

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Nicknames & forms 1

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