(grammar) a verbal inflectional category; the realis form as used in classical Japanese. Indicates that something is already the case, or is in the process of happening. The 已然形 has evolved into the 仮定形 (conditional form) now used in modern Japanese.

shape, form, style

(grammar) inflected form

(kabuki, theater) Short for 女形 (onnagata)., a female role played by a male actor in kabuki theater

a shape / a form / a pattern, die, or model from which copies are made / collateral for borrowed money / on a coin, the side with writing on it

(affixed to nouns): the shape or form of the affixed noun / (affixed to on'yomi nouns): a typical example of the affixed noun; the type of the affixed noun

(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

shape or form / shapeliness: see 形有り (katachiari) / form, as opposed to substance