形 Kanji – shape
The Japanese kanji 形 can mean shape, form, style.
Meaning and Readings
How is 形 read?
形 has the onyomi readings ケイ, ギョウ and the kunyomi readings かた, -がた, かたち, なり.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kei, gyou, kata, gata, katachi, nari.
Common Japanese Words Using 形
These common Japanese words contain 形. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 花形（はながた） — floral pattern, flourish, ornament
- 形（かたち） — form, shape, figure
- 形見（かたみ） — memento (esp. of a deceased person), keepsake, heirloom, remembrance, souvenir
- 形式（けいしき） — form (as opposed to substance)
- 形式的（けいしきてき） — formal
- 形状（けいじょう） — shape, form
- 形勢（けいせい） — condition, situation, prospects
- 形成（けいせい） — formation, molding, making (up), taking form, giving form to
- 形跡（けいせき） — traces, evidence
- 形態（けいたい） — form, shape, figure