This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ケイ、ギョウ、かた、-がた、かたち、なり
Romaji: kei, gyō, kata, -gata, katachi, nari
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: chi
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Meanings

shape, form, style

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  59
Frequency:  418
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  1-4-3
Korean Reading:  hyeong
Chinese Reading:  xing2
Unicode:  5f62
JIS:  3741

Indexes

Halpern Index: 846
Nelson Index: 1589
New Nelson Index: 1713
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3j4.1
Four Corner Index: 1242.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 104
Gakken Index: 408
Japanese Names Index: 414
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9969
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0784
Remembering the kanji Index: 1711
Busy People Index: 3.6
Kanji Way Index: 306
Kanji Flashcards Index: 518
Kodansha Compact Index: 615
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 115
Kanji in Context Index: 509
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 565
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 749
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1727
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1847
Essential Kanji Index: 223
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1050
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3260
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 200
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 141

Words

(けい)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
(なり)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
形式 (けいしき)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; style; format; mode; appearance; form (something takes); math expression
形態 (けいたい)
form; shape; figure
形状 (けいじょう)
shape; form
(かたち、よう)
form; shape; figure; visage
(かた、がた)
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
形成 (けいせい)
formation; molding; taking form; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
山形 (やまがた)
mountain-shape; chevron; cone
山なり (やまなり)
curved; forming the shape of an arch
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