形

Meaning

形 centers on the visible outline or appearance of something: its shape, form, or style. It can refer to physical contours or the manner in which something is expressed.

• 形かたち
  N4

  (physical) form; shape; figure

• 形式けいしき
  N2

  form (as opposed to substance)

• 人形にんぎょう
  N4

  doll; puppet; marionette

• 形成けいせい
  N1

  formation; molding; making (up); taking form; giving form to

• 形態けいたい
  N1

  form; shape; figure

• 山形やまがた

  Yamagata (city, prefecture)

• 形状けいじょう

  shape; form

• 変形へんけい
  N1

  transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety; deformity; monster

• 造形ぞうけい

  molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling

• 地形ちけい
  N1

  terrain; geographical features; topography

• 円形えんけい

  round shape; circle; circular form

• 定形ていけい
  N1

  fixed form; regular shape

• 三角形さんかくけい
  N3

  triangle

• 図形ずけい
  N2

  figure; shape; graphic

• 形跡けいせき

  traces; evidence

• 正方形せいほうけい
  N2

  square

• 長方形ちょうほうけい
  N2

  rectangle; oblong

• 手形てがた
  N1

  draft; draught; promissory note; bill

• 固形こけい
  N1

  solid (body)

• 形容けいよう

  description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); modification; figurative expression; figure of speech; metaphor

• 形見かたみ
  N1

  memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

• 形容詞けいようし
  N2

  adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

• 無形むけい
  N1

  formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral; spiritual

• 形勢けいせい
  N1

  condition; situation; prospects

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