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13 word matches found for '形' using reading 'かたち'
noun
quality and shape; birth or appearance
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noun
features; looks
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noun
appearance; features; looks
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appearance; figure; shape; form  (see also: 容姿)
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expression
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
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expression, adverb
inseparably; always together  (see also: 形影)
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Most common form: 形造る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
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noun
1. form; shape; figure  (this meaning is restricted to form 形, 容)
2. visage
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Most common form: 形許り
noun
token (effort); something done for form's sake
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to start with the looks; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
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to go through the motions; to do something for form's sake
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expression
merely for form's sake
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
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