- On
- けい;ぎょう
- Kun
- かた;-がた;かたち;なり
- Stroke count
- 7
・shape
・form
・style
Japanese dictionary
けいよう
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); modification; figurative expression; figure of speech; metaphor
Example sentence
The princess was beautiful beyond description.
Kanji details
・shape
・form
・style
・contain
・form
・looks
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けいようし
adjective;i-adjective (in Japanese)
けいよう
form;figure;appearance
けいようしようのない
indescribable;defying description
けいようのない
indescribable (esp. indescribably beautiful);defying description
けいようどうし
adjectival noun (in Japanese);quasi-adjective;nominal adjective
けいようく
phrase used as an adjective
けいようここうす
to be emaciated;to become gaunt;to waste away
けいようむじゅん
contradictio in adjecto
けいようしく
adjective phrase;adjectival phrase
けいようしかん
stem (word)
けいようしてき
adjectival
けいようしそうとうごく
adjective equivalent
けいようご
epithet