Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

    to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony

    私のアメリカのクラスはそんなに形式ばっていません。
    My American classes are more informal.

Also written 形式ばる【けいしきばる】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shape, form, style

Kun
かた-がたかたちなり
On
ケイギョウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
418 of 2500
Radical
bristle

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-4-3SKIP code
3j4.1The Kanji Dictionary
1242.2Four corner code
3260deroo
5f62Unicode hex code
1-23-33JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1589Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1713New Nelson (John Haig)
846New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1050Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
565Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
749Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1711Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1847Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
408A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
414Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
223Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9969Morohashi
104A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
395Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
399Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
200sakade
518Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
115henshall3
141Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
306crowley
509Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.6busy_people
615Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1727Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xing2Pinyin reading
hyeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression

On
シキ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
251 of 2500
Radical
shoot

Built from

Used in names as

のり

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-3-3SKIP code
4n3.2The Kanji Dictionary
4310.0Four corner code
1456deroo
5f0fUnicode hex code
1-28-16JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1556Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1676New Nelson (John Haig)
3049New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3785Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1931Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2623Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
353Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
377Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
185A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
306Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
349Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9663Morohashi
295A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
525Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
534Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
417sakade
515Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
311henshall3
269Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
356crowley
796Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
602Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
359Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
sigKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

Kun
は.る-は.り-ば.り
On
チョウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
403 of 2500
Radical
bow

Built from

Used in names as

はりわり

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3h8.1The Kanji Dictionary
1123.2Four corner code
3565deroo
5f35Unicode hex code
1-36-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1570Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1694New Nelson (John Haig)
474New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
573Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
348Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
431Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1921Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2071Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
462A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1879Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
681Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9812Morohashi
752A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1106Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1158Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
675sakade
516Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
775henshall3
744Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1185Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
612Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1940Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhang1Pinyin reading
jangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)