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Kanji Detail for 形 - "form, shape"

形

  • Meaning

    形 means "form, shape." Also associated with model.

    1. Form - Outward appearance; state; condition.

    2. Body - Human physical body.

    3. Model - Basic form; original shape. Same as 型.

    4. To appear - For form to manifest.

  • Words using 形

    • 人形 にんぎょう Listen doll; puppet; marionette
    • 山形 やまがた Listen Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron
    • 形式 けいしき Listen form (as opposed to substance); format; form
    • 形態 けいたい Listen form; shape; figure
    • 形成 けいせい Listen formation; molding; making (up)
    • 手形 てがた Listen draft; draught; promissory note
    • 造形 ぞうけい Listen molding; moulding; shaping
    • 自由形 じゆうがた Listen freestyle (e.g. swimming event)

  • Four-character idioms with 形

    • 形影一如 けいえいいちにょ Listen being inseparable as a form and its shadow; a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind; husband and wife being never apart
    • 有形無形 ゆうけいむけい Listen tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
    • 異類異形 いるいいぎょう Listen strange-looking creatures; spirits and goblins

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    • Verified meaning: form, shape
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かた)
    • Also carries these associations: model

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 形

    Surnames 形(かた)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    shape; form; style

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    form, shape, appearance

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to appear; to look; form; shape

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Form; shape. Geometry is also called 形學. | Appearance is 形. Such as 形貌. | To describe. Such as 形容, meaning depicting the situation. Also a comparative term. Such as 相形見絀. | To manifest. (Great Learning) "This is called sincerity within, manifesting without." Meaning revealed. | Terrain. Such as 形勝之國, meaning advantageous terrain.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gyoh(ギョウ) ギョウ

    kei(ケイ) ケイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    gata(がた) がた

    kata(かた) かた

    katachi(かたち) かたち

    nari(なり) なり

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    彡 (sanzukuri)

  • Related Keywords

    form shape model figure appearance format mold outline pattern silhouette structure contour

Sentences including 形

  • She gave me a doll.

  • She gave away all her dolls.

  • Give her a doll.

  • Did you make this doll by yourself?

  • There are several forms of government.

  • Show me the doll that you bought yesterday.

  • The old man gave her a small doll.

  • I sent her a doll.

  • Little girls like playing with dolls.

  • My sister is playing with dolls.

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