形かた

noun, noun, used as a suffix

shape; form; pattern; type

Broadly refers to the physical shape or abstract form of something. As a suffix (がた), it indicates a pattern, type, or model, such as in 新型 (new model) or 流れ型 (streamlined shape).

• この花か瓶びんは変かわった形かたちをしている。

  This vase has an unusual shape.

• 新しん型がたのスマートフォンが発はつ売ばいされた。

  A new model of smartphone was released.

noun

security; collateral

Used in financial or legal contexts to refer to something pledged as security for a loan or obligation. Often appears in compounds like 形無し (worthless as collateral).

• 借しゃっ金きんの形かたに土と地ちを取とられた。

  They took the land as collateral for the debt.

noun

obverse of an old zeni coin

Historical numismatic term referring to the front side of an old Japanese coin (zeni). Rare outside specialized contexts.

See also: 銭

• 古こ銭せんの形かたには文も字じが刻きざまれている。

  The obverse of the old coin is inscribed with characters.