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形

shape
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingケイ、ギョウ
Kun readingかた、-がた、かたち、なり
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

人形形式図形形容詞正方形形容動詞形成形勢形態原形

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

two hands

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1847

Compound words

人形にんぎょう
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man
形式けいしき
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; style; manner
図形ずけい
figure; shape; graphic
形容詞けいようし
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
正方形せいほうけい
square
形勢けいせい
condition; situation; prospects
形成けいせい
formation; molding; making (up); taking form; giving form to
形態けいたい
form; shape; figure; morph
原形げんけい
original form; base form
花形はながた
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
形見かたみ
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
形状けいじょう
shape; form
形跡けいせき
traces; evidence
形容けいよう
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); modification; figurative expression
固形こけい
solid (body)
字形じけい
character style; character form
手形てがた
draft; draught; promissory note; bill; handprint
造形ぞうけい
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts)
地形ちけい
terrain; geographical features; topography
変形へんけい
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation
無形むけい
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract
円形えんけい
round shape; circle; circular form
女形おんながた
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles; female partner (in a relationship)
扇形おうぎがた
fan shape; sector

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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