JLPT N3 · Noun

形態 (keitai)

形態 (けいたい, keitai) is a Japanese noun meaning “form; shape”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: けいたい
Romaji: keitai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

form; shape; figure · noun
morph · noun

Example sentences

ジョギングは、運動として、好ましい形態になった。

Jogging has become the favorite form of exercise.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 形態

shape, form, styleケイ・ギョウ・かた・-がた · 7 strokes

attitude, condition, figureタイ・わざ.と · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 形態.

形かたち(physical) form人形にんぎょうdoll形式けいしきform (as opposed to substance)図形ずけいfigure形容詞けいようしadjective正方形せいほうけいsquare長方形ちょうほうけいrectangle形けいform形容動詞けいようどうしadjectival noun (in Japanese)原形げんけいoriginal form形成けいせいformation形勢けいせいcondition地形ちけいterrain状態じょうたいstate

Source: JMdict entry 1250390 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.