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形

7 strokes
Radical:
bristle, beard 彡
Parts:
一 ノ 二 廾 彡
shape, form, style
Kun:
かた、 -がた、 かたち、 なり
On:
ケイ、 ギョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
418 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 形 【ケイ】 form, tense, adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)
  • 形式 【ケイシキ】 form (as opposed to substance), format, form, style, manner, formality, form, mode, form, form (bilinear, quadratic, etc.)
  • 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
  • 体型 【タイケイ】 figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique
  • 形相 【ギョウソウ】 look (esp. an angry or upset look), expression
  • 奇形 【キケイ】 deformity, malformation, strange shape, unusual shape
  • 大仰 【オオギョウ】 exaggerated, overblown, overdone

Kun reading compounds

  • 形 【かた】 shape, form, style, security, collateral, obverse of an old zeni coin
  • 形 【かたち】 form, shape, figure, visage
  • 借金のカタ 【しゃっきんのカタ】 security for a loan, collateral
  • 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
  • 形 【かたち】 form, shape, figure, visage
  • 形作る 【かたちづくる】 to form, to shape, to make, to mold, to mould, to build up
  • 顔かたち 【かおかたち】 features, looks
  • 姿形 【すがたかたち】 appearance, figure, shape, form
  • 形 【なり】 style, way, shape, form, appearance, state
  • 形体 【なりかたち】 one's appearance
  • 生成り 【きなり】 unbleached cloth, unbleached colour (color), unbleached, undyed
  • 鉤状 【かぎなり】 hooklike, hook-shaped, unciform

Readings

Japanese names:
ち
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xing2
Korean:
hyeong

Spanish

  • forma
  • figura
  • tipo

Portuguese

  • forma
  • formulário
  • estilo

French

  • forme
  • style
200 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
115 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
104 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
408 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1589 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
223 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
518 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
414 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.6 Japanese for Busy People
395 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
399 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
509 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
615 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1050 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
565 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
749 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1727 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9969 Morohashi
846 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1713 New Nelson (John Haig)
1711 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1847 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
306 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
141 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3260 2001 Kanji
3j4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-3 SKIP code
1242.2 Four corner code
1-23-33 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f62 Unicode hex code

容

10 strokes
Radical:
roof 宀
Parts:
个 ハ 口 宀 穴 谷
contain, form, looks
Kun:
い.れる
On:
ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
264 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 形 【カタチ】 form, shape, figure, visage
  • 容易 【ヨウイ】 easy, simple, plain
  • 陣容 【ジンヨウ】 battle formation, battle array, lineup (of a team, etc.), cast, staff, team structure
  • 受容 【ジュヨウ】 reception

Kun reading compounds

  • 入れる 【いれる】 to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to install (e.g. software), to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. tattoo), to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire, to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice, etc.), to listen to, to pay attention to, to include, to pay (one's rent, etc.), to cast (a vote), to make (tea, coffee, etc.), to turn on (a switch, etc.), to send (a fax), to call

Readings

Japanese names:
かた、 ひろ、 まさ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
rong2
Korean:
yong

Spanish

  • contenido
  • figura
  • perdonar
  • fácil

Portuguese

  • conteúdo
  • forma
  • aparência

French

  • contenir
  • forme (état de santé)
  • apparence
730 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
822 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
802 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
422 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1309 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
700 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
469 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1182 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
654 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
665 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1123 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
485 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2832 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1462 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1968 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
798 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7172 Morohashi
2277 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1335 New Nelson (John Haig)
790 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
853 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
402 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
721 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
777 2001 Kanji
3m7.8 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-7 SKIP code
3060.8 Four corner code
1-45-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5bb9 Unicode hex code

矛

5 strokes
Radical:
spear 矛
Parts:
マ 矛
halberd, arms, festival float
Kun:
ほこ
On:
ム、 ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1538 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 矛盾 【ムジュン】 contradiction, inconsistency
  • 矛盾原理 【ムジュンゲンリ】 principle of contradiction, law of contradiction

Kun reading compounds

  • 矛 【ほこ】 long-handled Chinese spear, lance, pike, weapon, arms, grip of a bow, parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
  • 矛先 【ほこさき】 point of a spear, spearhead, focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.), aim, target, brunt, force (of an argument), edge
  • 銅矛 【どうほこ】 bronze hoko, bronze halberd, bronze spearhead
  • 鎚矛 【つちほこ】 mace

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mao2
Korean:
mo

Spanish

  • alabarda
  • armas

Portuguese

  • alabarda
  • armas
  • carro alegórico

French

  • hallebarde
  • armes
  • char de festival
1843 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1672 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3164 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1813 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1565 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
150 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
773 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
787 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
955 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1392 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2501 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1266 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1732 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1233 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23846 Morohashi
2008 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3974 New Nelson (John Haig)
1225 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1311 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1054 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3553 2001 Kanji
0a5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-3 SKIP code
2-3-2 SKIP code
1722.2 Four corner code
1-44-23 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
77db Unicode hex code

盾

9 strokes
Radical:
eye 目
Parts:
十 厂 斤 目
shield, escutcheon, pretext
Kun:
たて
On:
ジュン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1476 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 相矛盾 【アイムジュン】 mutually contradictory
  • 形容矛盾 【ケイヨウムジュン】 contradictio in adjecto, contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies (wooden iron, hot ice, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 盾 【たて】 shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext
  • 楯突く 【たてつく】 to defy, to disobey, to rebel against, to oppose, to resist
  • 人間の盾 【にんげんのたて】 human shield
  • 円盾 【まるたて】 round shield, buckler

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dun4, shun3
Korean:
sun, don

Spanish

  • escudo
  • pretexto

Portuguese

  • escudo
  • brasão
  • escusa

French

  • bouclier
  • écu
  • prétexte
1375 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1640 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
215 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1814 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1559 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
984 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
772 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
786 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
956 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1381 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3729 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1907 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2590 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1870 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23171 Morohashi
3006 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3912 New Nelson (John Haig)
1853 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1997 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1286 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2679 2001 Kanji
5c4.8 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-7 SKIP code
3-4-5 SKIP code
7226.4 Four corner code
1-29-66 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
76fe Unicode hex code