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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
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. shapeRtK
    箱の形は普通四角です。The shape of a box is usually square.tatoeba
    彼は粘土で像を形作った。He shaped the statue from clay.tatoeba
  2. form
  3. style
    長崎派各画派を形成。He established various painting styles of the Nagasaki School.wiki
  1. (physical) form
  2. figure
  3. visage
  4. (facial) features

Synonyms

なりに

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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How it's built
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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
雛形ひながた
model; miniature; pattern; sample; specimen
形成するけいせいする
to form
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

On Reading Examples

彼は彼女が人形を作っているのをじっと見つめた。にんぎょう
He watched her making a doll.tatoeba
彼は人形を４つ買ったが３つは中国のものだった。にんぎょう
He got four dolls, of which three were made in China.tatoeba
彼は私に木の人形を彫ってくれた。にんぎょう
He carved me a wooden doll.tatoeba
彼は感謝のしるしに私にこの人形をくれた。にんぎょう
He gave me this doll in token of his gratitude.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は自分の気持ちを絵という形で表現した。かたち
He expressed his feelings in the form of a painting.tatoeba

Additional Examples

名詞を修飾するものは、形容詞または形容詞相当語句です。
Things that modify nouns are adjectives or equivalent to adjectives.tatoeba
彼は彼女が人形を作っているのをじっと見つめた。
He watched her making a doll.tatoeba
彼は人形を４つ買ったが３つは中国のものだった。
He got four dolls, of which three were made in China.tatoeba
省略形の上演形式
Abbreviated presentation formwiki
コンテスト形式。
Contest formwiki
形容詞の後ろにもつく。
This is also used by putting it after adjectives.wiki
また形容詞の例としては
Examples of adjectives are as follows:wiki
通常の形容詞と形容動詞である。
They are normal adjectives and adjective verbs.wiki
現代的百姓観の形成と変遷
Formation and transition of modern conception of hyakushowiki
奥羽の形勢は一気に佐幕に傾く。
The tide in Ou changed to support the shogunate.wiki
形勢不利を察した後白河法皇も仁和寺に脱出する。
The Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa sensed the circumstances were disadvantageous and escaped to Ninna-ji Temple.wiki
類纂形態をとる。
Ruisan form (a classified collection in book form)wiki
さまざまな入浴形態
Varieties in the way of bathingwiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 形

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step