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Kanji Grade 2 - 形

Kanji character Grade 2 形. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 形
About
shape, form, style
Kun: かた、 -がた、 かたち、 なり
On: ケイ、 ギョウ
7 strokes
Radical: bristle, beard 彡
Parts: 一 ノ 二 廾 彡
 
Onyomi
形 【ケイ】 form, tense, adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)
形式 【ケイシキ】 form (as opposed to substance), formality, method, system, style, format, mode, appearance, form (something takes), math expression
造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
形相 【ギョウソウ】 look (esp. an angry or upset look), expression
奇形 【キケイ】 deformity, malformation, strange shape, unusual shape
 
Kunyomi
形 【かた】 shape, appearance, collateral, obverse of an old "zeni" coin
形 【かたち】 form, shape, figure, visage
形 【かたち】 form, shape, figure, visage
形作る 【かたちづくる】 to form, to shape, to make, to mold, to mould, to build up
姿形 【すがたかたち】 appearance, figure, shape, form
形 【なり】 style, way, shape, form, appearance, state
形体 【なりかたち】 one's appearance
二形 【ふたなり】 hermaphrodite, androgyny, hermaphroditism