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

(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

Japanese-language education for non-native speakers

(Classical Japanese grammar) an adjective inflection class with the following inflections: -nara/-nari (or ni)/-nari/-naru/-nare/-nare

(Classical Japanese grammar) an adjective inflection class with the following inflections: -tara/-tari (or to)/-tari/-taru/-tare/-tare

(Classical Japanese grammar) an adjective inflection class for some classical adjectives ending in -shi:

(Classical Japanese grammar) an adjective inflection class for some classical adjectives ending in -shi: