形 — shape, form, figure

かたち形 shape

U+5F62 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes Freq #418 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1711 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

shape
form
figure
appearance

word

かた kata Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

山(やま) 形(がた) yamagata Yamagata (prefecture)

かたち katachi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

形(かたち) katachi shape

ぎょう gyou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

人(にん) 形(ぎょう) ningyou doll

けい kei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

形(けい) 成(せい) keisei formation 形(けい) 態(たい) keitai form 形(けい) 式(しき) keishiki format 形(けい) 状(じょう) keijou shape 円(えん) 形(けい) enkei circular shape

Stroke order

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)