形
かたち
Also written 容
Meanings
- Noun (physical) form; shape; figure
- visage; (facial) features; appearance (of a person); figure; looks (occ. written 貌)
- form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); style; (outward) appearance
- (resultant) state; situation; condition; form
- behaviour (towards others); attitude; demeanor; manners
- shape (positional qualities of a group of stones)
Kanji
- 形 shape. Read as かたち.
Example sentences
- 洗ったあと引っ張って形にして。
Pull into shape after washing. - 岩が風化して奇異な形になる。
The rocks are weathered into fantastic forms. - 眼鏡の形をしていることから、その橋を眼鏡橋とよぶ。
Since the bridge looks like a pair of glasses, they call it Meganebashi. - 各種の性格類型が概略図の形で図１に示されている。
The different character typologies are represented schematically in figure one. - 下線を引いた語を正しい形にしなさい。
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Common phrases
- 形になる
- 形を取る (かたちをとる) to take the form (of)
- 形をする
- 様々な形
- 形を作る
- 形を変える
- 近い形
- 形を整える
- 完全な形
- 形が違う
- 形が変わる
- 丸い形
- 形が似る
- 形が崩れる (かたがくずれる) to get out of shape
- 影も形もない (かげもかたちもない) (there is) no sign (of)
Words containing 形
And 10 more.