7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N3

shape, form, style

Kun'yomi
  • shape ②security ③obverse of an old zeni coin
  • -がた
  • form ②visage
  • style
On'yomi
  • ケイ
    form ②adjective
  • ギョウ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かたち 32.0%
ケイ 28.5%
ギョウ 23.2%
かた-がた 16.2%
なり 0.1%

Character Breakdown

shape, form, style
かたち ケイ ギョウ (2nd, N3)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

form ②visage
doll ②puppet (person under the control of another)
wooden printing block
transformation
form ②morph
memento (esp. of a deceased person)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 5F62
JIS X 0208 1-23-33
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1589
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1713
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 846
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1050
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 565
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 749
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1711
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 408
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 414
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 223
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9969
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 104
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 395
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 399
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 200
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 518
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 115
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 141
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 306
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 509
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.6
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 615
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1727
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3j4.1
Four corner code 1242.2
De Roo Code 3260