(linguistics) grammatical tense / (Japanese grammar) a conjugation form of a verb

one's clothing and appearance / one's body shape or form / one's circumstances or situation / the shape or form of something

following the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of a verb, indicates the state of the affixed verb or phrase: compare English just as

shapes

(optics) a refractive index

(optics) angle of refraction

one, 1 / the first in order, foremost / the beginning / the best / a kind of; one of something / (card games) an ace / unity / the bottom string of a shamisen or other Japanese musical instrument

chemical reaction, chemical change

undergo a chemical change

(grammar) declension