斜辺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
斜	辺
しゃ Grade: S	へん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
斜邊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

斜 (sha, “slanted”) +‎ 辺 (hen, “side”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゃへん [sháꜜhèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠hẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

斜(しゃ)辺(へん) • (shahen) 

1. (geometry) a hypotenuse

See also

• 直(ちょっ)角(かく)三(さん)角(かっ)形(けい) (chokkaku sankakkei, “right triangle”)