形（かたち）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: shape
Example sentences
- あの雲は動物のような形をしている。 — That cloud is shaped like an animal.
- ケーキを丸い形に作った。 — I made the cake in a round shape.
Idioms & proverbs containing “形”
- 有形無形 (ゆうけいむけい) — tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
- 異類異形 (いるいいぎょう) — strange-looking creatures; spirits and goblins
- 形影一如 (けいえいいちにょ) — being inseparable as a form and its shadow; a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind; husband and wife being never apart
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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