Korean word

대각선

Pronunciation

Romanizationtaegaksseon

책을 대각선으로 놓으면 공간이 더 넓어 보여요.chae geul tae gak sseo neu ro no eu myeon kong ga ni teo neol beo po yeo yo

If you place the book diagonally, the space looks larger.

창문에 그림을 대각선 방향으로 걸면 더 독특해 보여요.chang mu ne keu ri meul tae gak sseon pang hyang eu ro keol myeon teo tok teu kae po yeo yo

A picture looks more distinctive if you hang it diagonally on the window.

A slanted line connecting two opposite corners of a shape or object.

사선saseon: A straight line that runs at a slant.

도형이나 물건에서 마주 보는 두 꼭짓점을 잇는 비스듬한 선to hyeong i na mul geo ne seo ma ju po neun tu kkok jjit jjeo meul in neun pi seu deum han seon

The Sino-Korean word combines elements meaning opposite, corner, and line, describing a line that joins opposite corners.

English uses diagonal as both a noun and an adjective, while Korean 대각선 (daegaksseon, "diagonal") is a noun that takes a separate grammatical ending when describing an arrangement.