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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N3

418 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: shape, form, style

Kunyomi: かた, -がた, かたち, なり

Onyomi: ケイ, ギョウ

Composition: 开 彡

形

Radical

Radical: 彡

Reading: さんづくり

Meaning: bristle, beard

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

形容詞(けいようし)   adjective

形式(けいしき)   form, format

正方形(せいほうけい)   square

長方形(ちょうほうけい)   rectangle

形成する(けいせいする)   form [v.t.]

変形する(へんけいする)   be transformed, transform

人形(にんぎょう)   doll

形見(かたみ)   memento

手形(てがた)   draft, promissory note

卵形(たまごがた)   oval, egg-shaped

形(かたち)   shape

Onyomi Examples

形 (ケイ) form, adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)

形式 (ケイシキ) form (as opposed to substance), format, form, style, manner, formality, form, mode, form, form (bilinear, quadratic, etc.)

造形 (ゾウケイ) molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling

体型 (タイケイ) figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique

形相 (ギョウソウ) look (esp. an angry or upset look), expression

大仰 (オオギョウ) exaggerated, overblown, overdone

阿形 (アギョウ) open-mouthed form (statue with open mouth, symbolizing the "a" half of "aum")

Kunyomi Examples

形 (かた) shape, form, style, security, collateral, obverse of an old zeni coin

形 (かたち) form, shape, figure, visage

借金のカタ (しゃっきんのカタ) security for a loan, collateral

館 (やかた) mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

形 (かたち) form, shape, figure, visage

形作る (かたちづくる) to form, to shape, to make, to mold, to mould, to build up

顔かたち (かおかたち) features, looks

姿形 (すがたかたち) appearance, figure, shape, form

形 (なり) style, way, shape, form, appearance, state

形体 (なりかたち) one's appearance

生成り (きなり) unbleached cloth, unbleached colour (color), unbleached, undyed

鉤状 (かぎなり) hooklike, hook-shaped, unciform

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