形 — shape, form, figure
かたち
形
shape
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
7 strokes
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.
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).
きょう ・ぎょう kyou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). Left side gives structure, 彡 (hair/streaks) suggests visible lines and patterns. Shape, form.