形

音読おんよみ: ケイ・ギョウ

訓読くんよみ: かた・かたち

画数かくすう: 7 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 彡(さんづくり / bristle)

Meaning

Shape / Form / Appearance


  • かたち — shape / form
  • にんぎょう — doll / figure
  • けい式 — form / format
  • けい容 — description / expression
  • けい — diagram / figure
  • へんけい — deformation / transformation

形 combines form and detail, originally representing how things look or take shape. It is key to geometry, formats, and figurative language in both writing and speech.

このかたち面白おもしろいです。
This shape is interesting.

まるかたちいしつけました。
I found a stone with a round shape.

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