形 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 形意味

shape, form, style

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形 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

かた kata
-がた -gata
かたち katachi
なり nari

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ケイ kei
ギョウ gyou

Examples

君なりのやり方で仕事しなさい。

Do your work in your own way.

物質は温度によって形を変える。

Matter changes its form according to temperature.

給料をかたに私に５００ドルが、前払いされた。

I received a five hundred dollar advance on my pay.

進行形の文では、動詞のing形、つまり現在分詞となります。

In a progressive tense sentence it becomes the -ing form verb, that is the present participle.

林檎の形は丸い。

An apple is round in shape.

色や形が識別できる。

He identifies colors and shapes.

箱の形は普通四角です。

The shape of a box is usually square.

鯨は魚と形が似ている。

Whales are similar to fishes in shape.

現代の橋は形が似ている。

Modern bridges are similar in shape.

あの雲は魚の形をしている。

That cloud is in the shape of a fish.

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