Kanji 形: "shape, form, style"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 形

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 形かたち(physical) form; shape; figure · visage; (facial) features; appearance (of a person); figure
• 形なりstyle; way; shape; form · dress; attire; clothing; getup
• 人にん形ぎょうdoll; puppet; marionette · puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
• 形けい成せいformation; molding; making (up); taking form · repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
• 形けい式しきform (as opposed to substance) · format; form; style; manner
• 形ぎょう相そうlook (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
• 形けい状じょうshape; form
• 形けい態たいform; shape; figure · morph
• 形けい跡せきtraces; evidence
• 異い形ぎょうfantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
• 変へん形けいtransformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification
• 地ち形けいterrain; geographical features; topography

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