形けい状じょう

け

い

じょ

う

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

shape; form

Refers to the external form or contour of an object, often in technical or descriptive contexts. Slightly more formal than 形 (かたち).

この部ぶ品ひんの形けい状じょうを正せい確かくに測

そく

定てい

し

て

ください

。

Please measure the shape of this part accurately.

建たて物ものの形けい状じょうがとてもユニークだ。

The shape of the building is very unique.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の形けい状じょうをしているto have the shape of ~
この部ぶ品ひんは星ほし形がたの形けい状じょうをしている。
This part has a star-shaped form.
形けい状じょうを変かえるto change the shape (of something)
熱ねつを加くわえると形けい状じょうを変かえることができる。
You can change its shape by applying heat.
形けい状じょうを測そく定ていするto measure the shape (of something)
レーザーで部ぶ品ひんの形けい状じょうを測そく定ていする。
The shape of the part is measured using a laser.

Kanji

形shape, form, style
状status quo, conditions, circumstances

Related words

形かたちN4
形 is the common, everyday word for 'shape' or 'form', while 形状 is more formal and used in technical or descriptive writing.
形けい態たいN1
形態 also means 'form' but often refers to a broader structure, system, or biological form, whereas 形状 focuses on the physical outline or contour.
外がい形けい
外形 emphasizes the outer outline or silhouette of an object, while 形状 more generally describes its overall shape or form.
図ず形けいN2
形状 is a technical term for the physical shape or contour of an object, while 図形 refers specifically to a drawn or mathematical figure.
フォルム
形状 is a technical, often engineering or product-spec term for the shape of an object, whereas フォルム carries an artistic or aesthetic connotation.

Don't confuse with

形けい容よう
形状 means the physical shape or condition of an object, while 形容 (in its older sense) means the outward form or appearance—learners can confuse the two because they share the kanji 形.

Word family· 9

Etymology

Compound of 形 (けい, 'shape') and 状 (じょう, 'condition/appearance'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of 'shape' or 'form'.

てき

合ごう

conformable; shape-adaptive

グリフ形けい状じょう

glyph shape

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形けい状じょうモデル
geometric model
形けい状じょう保ほ存ぞん変へん換かん
rigid-body transformation
形けい状じょう明めい示じ配はい列れつ
explicit-shape array
形けい状じょう定てい義ぎスプライン
geometry spline