日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji
形

N3

Meaningsshape, form, style
On'yomiケイ、ギョウ
Kun'yomiかた、-がた、かたち、なり
Strokes7
Radical彡

Compounds

  • (physical) form, shape, figure, visage

  • form (as opposed to substance), format, form, style

  • formal

  • shape, form

  • condition, situation, prospects

  • formation, molding, making (up), taking form

  • form, shape, figure, morph

  • description, expression (in words), qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective), modification

  • original form, base form

  • solid (body)

Example sentences

  • Pull into shape after washing.

  • He disappeared without a trace.

  • Boston Dynamic's robot, RHex, is an amazing piece of work that can run over various terrains.

  • The plural form of "louse" is "lice".

  • 'That' has only the two cases, nominative and objective, and it does not inflect depending on the case.

  • An apple is round in shape.

  • They brought solid fuel with them.

  • An infinitive without a 'to' attached is called a bare infinitive.