形 — shape, form, figure
かたち
形
shape
かたち
U+5F62
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #418
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1711
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- shape
- form
- figure
- appearance
Readings
- On'yomi
- けい kei ぎょう gyou
- Kun'yomi
- かた kata かたち katachi なり nari がた gata
word
かたち katachi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
けい kei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
かた ・がた kata Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
ぎょう gyou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
36 wordsEach dot is a word containing 形: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 21 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). Left side gives structure, 彡 (hair/streaks) suggests visible lines and patterns. Shape, form.