Question

形 かた、-がた、かたち、なり shape, form, style 3 418 7 59 さん・さんづくり 会意 Compound Ideographic Everyone in the kindergarten came up with fun and interesting shapes made out of Play-Doh, except for the kid with the amputated arm. Seems like you really need both hands.

Accepted Answer

ケイ、ギョウ ち 形(かたち): (1) form; shape; figure (2) visage形式(けいしき): (1) form (as opposed to substance); formality (2) method; system; style (3) format; mode; appearance; form (something takes) (4) math expression形成(けいせい): formation; molding; taking form人形(にんぎょう): doll; puppet; figure地形(ちけい): terrain; geographical features; topography図形(ずけい): figure; shape; graphic形態(けいたい): form; shape; figure長方形(ちょうほうけい): rectangle; oblong形勢(けいせい): condition; situation; prospects形容詞(けいようし): (true) adjective; i-adjective原形(げんけい): original form; base form正方形(せいほうけい): square形容動詞(けいようどうし): na-adjective (adj-na); quasi-adjective; adjectival noun; nominal adjective形(けい): form; tense 2 幵: put together彡: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) 彡 3 (none) shape With your two hands, outline the shape of a curvaceous woman. Is that a universally understood gesture? [Careful: mould (#680) which has two hands and soil/clay].

Kanji	形
Onyomi	ケイ、ギョウ
Kunyomi	かた、-がた、かたち、なり
Nanori	ち
English	shape, form, style
Examples	形(かたち): (1) form; shape; figure (2) visage 形式(けいしき): (1) form (as opposed to substance); formality (2) method; system; style (3) format; mode; appearance; form (something takes) (4) math expression 形成(けいせい): formation; molding; taking form 人形(にんぎょう): doll; puppet; figure 地形(ちけい): terrain; geographical features; topography 図形(ずけい): figure; shape; graphic 形態(けいたい): form; shape; figure 長方形(ちょうほうけい): rectangle; oblong 形勢(けいせい): condition; situation; prospects 形容詞(けいようし): (true) adjective; i-adjective 原形(げんけい): original form; base form 正方形(せいほうけい): square 形容動詞(けいようどうし): na-adjective (adj-na); quasi-adjective; adjectival noun; nominal adjective 形(けい): form; tense
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	418
Components	幵: put together 彡: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
Number of Strokes	7
Kanji Radical	彡
Radical Number	59
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	さん・さんづくり
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	shape
Koohii Story 1	Everyone in the kindergarten came up with fun and interesting shapes made out of Play-Doh, except for the kid with the amputated arm. Seems like you really need both hands.
Koohii Story 2	With your two hands, outline the shape of a curvaceous woman. Is that a universally understood gesture? [Careful: mould (#680) which has two hands and soil/clay].

Form Shape Figure Style Hair 形 ケイ、ギョウ かた、 がた、かたち、なり

Form Shape Figure Style Hair 形ケイ、ギョウかた、がた、かたち、なり