EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); modification; figurative expression; figure of speech; metaphor

    その王女は形容できないほど美しかった。
    The princess was beautiful beyond description.
  2. Noun

    form; figure; appearance

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Characters in this word

2
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
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
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)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

contain, form, looks

Kun
い.れる
On
ヨウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
264 of 2500
Radical
roof
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Used in names as

かたひろまさ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-7SKIP code
3m7.8The Kanji Dictionary
3060.8Four corner code
777deroo
5bb9Unicode hex code
1-45-38JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1309Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1335New Nelson (John Haig)
2277New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2832Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1462Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1968Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
790Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
853Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
422A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1182Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
700Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7172Morohashi
802A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
654Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
665Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
730sakade
469Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
822henshall3
721Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
402crowley
1123Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
485Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
798Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
rong2Pinyin reading
yongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level