Memory phrase for the Kanji: 形


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Meaning shape, pattern

Pronunciation

KEI, GYŌ
katachi, kata

Explanation

Left: open (image of a toori, the entrance gate of a Shintō-shrine, cf. open 開), right: hair

Mnemonic


 
Open hair and you are in a good shape.

Radicals

openImage of a toori, the entrance gate of a Shinto shrine, with a double traverse beam
hairThe radical sanzukuri shows three hair.
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 Vocabulary

かたち  shape
人形 にんぎょう  doll, puppet, figure
形成 けいせい  formation
身形 みなり  appearance, dress, outfit
原形 げんけい  original form, base form
図形 ずけい  figure
形容詞 けいようし  "true" adjective
正方形 せいほうけい  square
地形 ちけい  terrain, geographical features, topography

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