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かたち

rarely used kanji formnounnoun (generic)go (game)

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Meanings

  • (physical) form, shape, figure
  • visage, (facial) features, appearance (of a person), figure, looks
  • form (as opposed to substance), manner (of action), style, (outward) appearance
  • (resultant) state, situation, condition, form
  • behaviour (towards others), attitude, demeanor, manners
  • shape (positional qualities of a group of stones)

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Example sentences

このかたちまるいです。

This shape is round.

彼女かのじょかおかたちがきれいです。

The shape of her face is beautiful.

このくもはどんなかたちをしていますか。

What kind of shape does this cloud have?

かたちだけあやまっても意味いみがない。

There is no meaning in apologizing only in appearance.

粘土ねんどきなかたちつくりましょう。

Let's make any shape you like with clay.