“Shape” or “Form” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “形”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “形” means “Appearance”, “Figure” or “Image” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “形”
Jouyou Kanji “形” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 7 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | けい(kei) |
| ぎょう(gyou) | |
| Kun-Yomi | かたち(katachi) |
| かた(kata) | |
| なり(nari) | |
| Meanings | Shape, Form, Figure, Pose |
| Pattern, Mold, Style | |
| Appearance | |
| Come out, Appear |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “形”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 形見(かたみ-ka ta mi) | Keepsake, Memento |
| 形見分け(かたみわけ-ka ta mi wa ke) | Distribution of mementoes of a deceased person |
| 形相(ぎょうそう-gyo u so u) | Look (esp. an angry or upset look), Expression |
| 形相(けいそう-ke i so u) | Form, Appearance, Outward or visible aspect of a person or thing, Visual aspect, Appearance, Look, Aspect |
| 形影(けいえい-ke i e i) | Form and its shadow, Things inseparable |
| 形影相弔う(けいえいあいとむらう-ke i e i a i to mu ra u) | A lonely state with no one to visit and no one to keep me company |
| 形骸(けいがい-ke i ga i) | Soulless body, Framework (of a building, etc), Skeleton, Remains, Ruin, Wreck |
| 形骸化(けいがいか-ke i ga i ka) | Becoming into just empty shell, Becoming a mere shell, Ruined |
| 形而下(けいじか-ke i ji ka) | Things that appear in shape, Physical, Material |
| 形而上(けいじじょう-ke i ji jo u) | Things you can’t know from your physical feeling, Metaphysical |
| 形而上学(けいじじょうがく-ke i ji jo u ga ku) | Metaphysics |
| 形式(けいしき-ke i shi ki) | Form, Format, Type, Administrative procedures, Formality |
| 形式主義(けいしきしゅぎ-ke i shi ki shu gi) | Formalism |
| 形質(けいしつ-ke i shi tsu) | Character, Plasm, Trait, Characteristic, Form and nature |
| 形象(けいしょう-ke i sho u) | Shape, Figure, Image |
| 形勝 or 景勝(けいしょう-ke i sho u) | Beauty spot, Vantage ground, Picturesque scenery, Place of scenic beauty, Advantageous position, Strategic location |
| 形状(けいじょう-ke i jo u) | Shape, Form, Figure, Configuration |
| 形成(けいせい-kei se i) | Formation, Molding, Making (up), Taking form, Giving form to |
| 形声(けいせい-ke i se i) | Phono-semantic character, Kanji consisting of a semantic and a phonetic element |
| 形声文字(けいせいもじ-ke i se i mo ji) | Semasio-phonetic character (combining semantic and phonetic components) |
| 形勢(けいせい-ke i se i) | Situation, Condition, Prospects, State of affairs (things) |
| 形跡(けいせき-ke i se ki) | Traces, Marks, Signs, Evidence |
| 形体(けいたい-ke i ta i) | Form, Shape, Figure, Feature |
| 形容(けいよう-ke i yo u) | Description, Modification, Figurative expression, Figure of speech, Metaphor |
| 形容詞(けいようし-ke i yo u shi) | Adjective |
| 形容動詞(けいようどうし-ke i yo u do u shi) | Adjective verb |
| 円形(えんけい-e n ke i) | Round shape, Circle, Circular form |
| 外形(がいけい-ga i ke i) | External form, Appearance |
| 奇形(きけい-ki ke i) | ① Malformation, Deformity, ② Strange shape, Unusual shape |
| 球形(きゅうけい-kyu u ke i) | Spherical shape, Globular shape |
| 矩形(くけい-ku ke i) | Quadrate, Rectangle |
| 固形(こけい-ko ke i) | Solid state, Solidness, Solid |
| 象形(しょうけい-sho u ke i) | Hieroglyphics, Type of character representing pictures |
| 図形(ずけい-zu ke i) | Graphic, Graphic form, Diagram, Figure, Graphic symbol |
| 整形(せいけい-se i ke i) | ① Orthopedics, Plastic surgery, Cosmetic surgery, ② Smoothing (bursty traffic, etc), Shaping, Fairing |
| 定形(ていけい-te i ke i) | Regular shape, Typical form, Fixed form |
| 人形(にんぎょう-ni n gyo u) | Doll, Puppet, Marionette |
| 方形(ほうけい-ho u ke i) | Rectangle, Quadrate, Square |
| 無形(むけい-mu ke i) | Formless, Immaterial, Intangible, Incorporeal, Abstract, Moral, Spiritual, Impalpability, Intangibility |
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