漢字道KANJIDO

7 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 27 strokesRadical
On
ケイ・ギョウ
Kun
かたち・かた
Meaning
shape

Origin

ORIGIN

开 (a template) + 彡 (pattern) → the shape of things.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ケイ形態・形成・図形
ギョウ形相・人形
かた形・形見・手形

Compare:

かたち

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 三角形さんかくけい

    triangle

  • かたち

    shape

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

まるい 形の パン。

Round-shaped bread.

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