Home › Korean › Glossary › rectangle
Korean vocabulary · Beginner
How do you say "rectangle" in Korean?
직사각형
jiksagakhyeong
In Korean, "rectangle" is 직사각형 (jiksagakhyeong).
Listen to the pronunciation:
Free Korean learning game. No sign-up, play in browser. See all games
Pronunciation
The romanized form “jiksagakhyeong” divides into jik-sag-akh-yeong; keep the vowels crisp and clipped, not drawn out.
Writing and usage
직사각형 is written using hangul. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
문은 직사각형 모양이에요.
muneun jiksagakhyeong moyangieyo.
The door is shaped like a rectangle.
Test your Korean knowledge in our free browser games.
How to remember 직사각형
“jiksagakhyeong” rhymes loosely with the idea of a door frame standing tall and narrow, so let that image do the remembering for you.
Related words
- circle 원 won
- triangle 삼각형 samgakhyeong
- diamond 다이아몬드 daiamondeu
- oval 타원형 tawonhyeong
- hexagon 육각형 yukgakhyeong
- pentagon 펜타곤 pentagon
- cube 큐브 kyubeu
- sphere 구체 guche
- cylinder 실린더 silrindeo
Browse all Korean words in the glossary.
Questions about 직사각형
How do you pronounce 직사각형?
The romanized form “jiksagakhyeong” divides into jik-sag-akh-yeong; keep the vowels crisp and clipped, not drawn out.
Is 직사각형 formal or casual?
직사각형 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 직사각형 written in Korean?
직사각형 is written using hangul. Romanised, it reads as jiksagakhyeong.
Where can I practice Korean words for free?
You can play free Korean minigames in your browser on the Noun Town online games page, with no sign-up needed. Every word in the Korean glossary also has native audio and an example sentence you can revisit any time.
"Rectangle" in other languages
Curated by Callan Ratcliffe
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Korean language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation. Want to play the full game? Get Noun Town on Steam.
Noun Town on PC, Mac & VR
These browser games are just a taste. The full Noun Town is a bigger, deeper 3D world: explore a living town, talk to its characters and learn thousands of words in immersive VR, Mixed Reality, or on your computer. It's an award-winning game with 590+ reviews on Steam and 12 languages to learn.
See the full game ▶Spot an error? Email us at contact@noun.town