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  • 自
  • 皮

5 形 Shape

Alternative Meanings

Form, Appearance

Radical Combination

  • 开 Lantern
  • 彡 Hair

Readings

On’yomi

けい, ぎょう

Kun’yomi

かた, かたち

Nanori

None

Meaning Mnemonic

You're walking at night when you discover a lantern covered entirely in hair, making it a very strange shape. In fact, this is a form you'd never expect a lantern to take.

Hints

Picture all the different shapes this hairy lantern could take in your mind.

Reading Mnemonic

You stare at the shape until you finally recognize it: cake (けい)! Well, it's hairy, glowing cake, but it's still shaped like a big slice of cake.

Hints

Picture the shape of this hairy, glowing cake.

Visually Similar Kanji

Currently there are no similar looking kanji which exist in the WaniKani learning system

Found In Vocabulary

  • 〜形
    • けい
    • Form
  • 活用形
    • かつようけい
    • Conjugated...
  • 人形
    • にんぎょう
    • Doll
  • 形
    • かたち
    • Shape
  • 三角形
    • さんかくけい
    • Triangle
  • ハート形
    • はーとがた
    • Heart Shaped
  • 辞書形
    • じしょけい
    • Dictionary...
  • 形容詞
    • けいようし
    • Adjective
  • 形容動詞
    • けいようどうし
    • Na Adjective
  • 過去形
    • かこけい
    • Past Tense
  • 複数形
    • ふくすうけい
    • Plural
  • 否定形
    • ひていけい
    • Negative Form
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