長方形

ちょうほうけい

rectangle, oblong

What does 長方形 mean?

長方形 is a Japanese noun meaning rectangle, oblong in English. It is written as 長方形 in kanji, ちょうほうけい in hiragana, and chouhoukei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この構成において、三角形の代わりに長方形を用いても類似の困難が生ずる。

We encounter similar difficulties when we substitute rectangles for triangles in this configuration.