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

shapes

first, initial / one-eyed

kanji approved for regular use by the 文部科学省 (Monbu-kagaku-shō, “Japanese Ministry of Education”)

Sino-Korean vocabulary or "Hanja-eo"