# Squares in rows

角通し kakudōshi

![Squares in rows](https://www.furoshiki.com/swatches/kakudoshi.svg)

Tiny squares lined up straight across and down; because the lines run true both ways it stands for integrity and keeping to one's principles. One of the three formal Edo komon.

Edo-period komon stencil dyeing for samurai kamishimo

A komon of tiny squares in straight rows, cut into katagami stencils with the kiribori awl. Counted among the three formal Edo komon; the unbroken lines in both directions are read as integrity.

One of the Edo komon sanyaku (with same and gyōgi).

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Source: https://www.furoshiki.com/patterns/kakudoshi/