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

蛍(ほたる)の光(ひかり)窓(まど)の雪(ゆき) (hotaru no hikari mado no yuki, “firefly's dim light, snow reflected on the window → diligent study”)

a placename, such as that of a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture / one of the bullet train services running on the 東海道 (Tōkaido) or 山陽 (San'yō) shinkansen / a surname / a female given name

a male given name / a female given name

gleaming, shining / scenery / enlightening / exhaust, run out / light, gleam, shine / glory, honor/honour, pride

a male or female given name