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形 かたち N4

  1. (physical) form; figure; shape
  2. (facial) features; appearance (of a person); figure; looks; visage
  3. (outward) appearance; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); style
  4. (resultant) state; condition; form; situation
  5. attitude; behaviour (towards others); demeanor; manners
  6. shape (positional qualities of a group of stones)

形 かた

  1. form; shape; style
  2. collateral; security
  3. obverse of an old zeni coin

形 なり

  1. appearance; form; shape; state; style; way

形 けい

  1. form
  2. adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

形態 けいたい N3

  1. figure; form; shape
  2. morph

形容詞 けいようし N2

  1. adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

形式 けいしき N2

  1. form (as opposed to substance)
  2. form; format; manner; style
  3. form; formality
  4. form; mode
  5. form (bilinear, quadratic, etc.)

形勢 けいせい N1

  1. condition; prospects; situation

形成 けいせい N1

  1. formation; giving form to; making (up); molding; taking form
  2. -plasty; repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement

形容 けいよう

  1. description; expression (in words); figurative expression; figure of speech; metaphor; modification; qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective)
  2. appearance; figure; form
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