Japanese word

形態

Pronunciation

Romajikeitai

Meaning

  • nounform

Example

このサービスは新しい形態で提供されます。ko no sā bi su wa atara shi i kei tai de tei kyō sa re ma su

This service is offered in a new form.

Illustration for 形態 (form)

More examples

このサービスは、対面とオンラインのどちらの形態で利用するか選べます。ko no sā bi su wa tai men to o n ra i n no do chi ra no kei tai de ri yō su ru ka era be ma su

You can choose whether to use this service in person or online.

Core concept

形態 (keitai) describes the recognizable form created by an object's parts and their arrangement.

Common phrases

  • 新しい形態atara shi i kei tai

    a new form

  • 別の形態にするbetsu no kei tai ni su ru

    change into a different form

  • 形態を取るkei tai o to ru

    take a form

Similar words

形式keishiki: The established format or arrangement used for a service, system, or activity.
様式yōshiki: A characteristic style or organized pattern used in a system, activity, or work.
形状keijō: The visible shape produced by an object's outer lines and structure.

Definition in Japanese

物事を成り立たせる外形や、要素の組み立て方として現れるありさま。mono goto o na ri ta ta se ru gai kei ya yō so no ku mi ta te kata to shi te arawa re ru a ri sa ma

Word origin

形態 (keitai) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 形 (kei, "shape") and 態 (tai, "condition"), referring to a thing's shape or structural condition.

Usage tips

  • In formal Japanese descriptions, 形態 (keitai) can refer to how a service, system, or activity is organized rather than to a physical shape alone.

Other meanings

  • structurenoun

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