EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun

    form (as opposed to substance)

    彼はそれを小説の形式で表した。
    He expressed it in the form of fiction.
  2. format; form; style; manner

  3. formality; form

  4. mode; form

    Philosophy

  5. form (bilinear, quadratic, etc.)

    Mathematics

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Characters in this word

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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

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

On
シキ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
251 of 2500
Radical
shoot
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

Used in names as

のり

Dictionary and index codes (33)
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)
15WaniKani level