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: さんづくり（彡）

Meaning

Shape / Form / Appearance

  • 形かたち — shape / form
  • 人形にんぎょう — doll / figure
  • 図形ずけい — diagram / figure
  • 形式けいしき — form / format
  • 変形へんけい — deformation / transformation
  • 形容詞けいようし — adjective

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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