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

部首ぶしゅ: 彡(さんづくり)

Meaning

Shape / Form / Appearance

  • かたち — shape / form
  • にんぎょう — doll / figure
  • 形式けいしき — form / format
  • 形容けいよう — description / expression
  • けい — diagram / figure
  • へんけい — deformation / transformation
  • 原形げんけい — original form / original shape
  • 固形こけい — solid form

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.

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