Memory phrase for the character: 形

形

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Meaning

shape, pattern

Pronunciation

 KEI, GYŌ
katachi, kata

Explanation

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

Mnemonic
 
Open hair and you are in a good shape.

Radicals

开 openImage of a toori 开, the entrance gate of a Shinto shrine with a double traverse beam. This always open gate stands for: “open”.
彡 hairThe radical sanzukuri shows three hair.
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 Vocabulary

形 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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