Moto 形: Shape; Form; StyleKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ケイ、ギョウ
- Kun'yomi
- かた、-がた、かたち、なり
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 910 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ケイ・ギョウ)
- 人形にんぎょうdoll; puppet
- 形式けいしきform (as opposed to substance); formality
- 形態けいたいform; shape
- 形成けいせいformation; molding
- 造形ぞうけいmolding; moulding
- 円形えんけいround shape; circle
- 地形ちけいterrain; geographical features
- 変形へんけいtransformation; variation
- 形跡けいせきtraces; evidence
- 形状けいじょうshape; form
- 体形たいけいfigure; body shape
- 形勢けいせいcondition; situation
- 形式的けいしきてきformal
- 原形げんけいoriginal form; base form
- 字形じけいcharacter style; character form
- 三角形さんかくけいtriangle
- 図形ずけいfigure; shape
- 整形外科せいけいげかorthopedic surgery; orthopaedic surgery
- 無形文化財むけいぶんかざいintangible cultural asset
- 固形こけいsolid (body)
- 人形浄瑠璃にんぎょうじょうるりJapanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
- 人形遣いにんぎょうづかいpuppet operator; puppet manipulator
- 卵形らんけいoval shape; egg shape
- 台形だいけいtrapezium; trapezoid
- 外形がいけいexternals; external form
- 奇形きけいdeformity; malformation
- 定形ていけいfixed form; regular shape
- 形容けいようdescribing; comparing
- 形容詞けいようしadjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
- 形式主義けいしきしゅぎformalism
- 形成外科けいせいげかplastic surgery; reconstructive surgery
- 形相ぎょうそうlook (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
- 形象けいしょうshape; figure
- 形質けいしつform and nature
- 形骸けいがいruin; wreck
- 操り人形あやつりにんぎょうpuppet; marionette
- 整形せいけいorthopedics; plastic surgery
- 方形ほうけいsquare
- 有形ゆうけいmaterial; tangible
- 楕円形だえんけいelliptical shape
- 正方形せいほうけいsquare
- 無形むけいabstract; immaterial
- 球形きゅうけいglobular shape; spherical shape
- 相似形そうじけいsimilar figures (in geometry)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 形かたちform; shape
- 山形やまがたYamagata (city, prefecture)
- 手形てがたdraft; draught
- 自由形じゆうがたfreestyle (e.g. swimming event)
- 花形はながたfloral pattern; flourish
- 女形おんながたonnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
- 髪形かみがたhair style; coiffure
- 不渡り手形ふわたりてがたdishonored bill; dishonoured bill
- 屋形船やかたぶねhouseboat; pleasure boat (large, roofed)
- 形づくるかたちづくるto form; to shape
- 形作るかたちづくるto form; to shape
- 形見かたみmemento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake
- 扇形おうぎがたfan shape
- 月形つきがたcrescent shape
- 歯形はがたimpression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould)
Other readings
- 手形割引てがたわりびきdiscounting of a bill
Showing the 60 most common of 910 words. See them all in the graph.
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