英和和英

読み方 かた

名詞

1

（＝形式）form

用例

• 形の通り儀式をすました
  The ceremony was gone through according to the usual form―in due form.

• 形ばかりに儀式をすました
  The ceremony was hurried through in form.
• ほんの形ばかりの試験をするのだ
  The examination is gone through for form's sake.
• 剣術の形―柔術の形
  the forms in fencing―the forms in Jujutsu

2

（＝模様）pattern; figure

用例

• 今年流行の形はこれです
  This is the pattern in fashion this year.

• 更紗に形を置く、形をつける
  to put a pattern on calico―print calico―print calico with a figure
• 形紙
  pattern-paper

3

（＝式）style

用例

• どんな形の帽子が今流行しているか
  What style of hat is now in fashion?

• この形の上衣が流行です
  This style of coat is wearing.

4

（＝大きさ）size

• 大形、小形
  large-sized―small-sized

5

（＝抵当）security; pledge

用例

• 貸金の形に取る
  to take anything as security for a loan

• 借金の形に時計を置いて行く
  I will leave my watch with you as a pledge of good faith.

6

（＝銭の表面）the obverse, the head （of a coin）

• なめか、形か
  Head or tail?

読み方 かたち

名詞

1

（＝形状）a shape

用例

• 単葉飛行機はその形鳩に似ている
  A monoplane resembles a dove in shape.

• 遊星の軌道の形は楕円形だ
  The orbit of a planet is elliptical in shape.
• 魚形水雷はどんな形か
  What shape is a fish-torpedo?
• 葉巻のような形だ
  It is shaped like a cigar.
• （着物などの）形がくずれる
  to get out of shape
• 帽子の形をくずす
  to knock a hat out of shape
• 形をくずさぬ
  to keep anything in shape

2

（＝形態）a form

用例

• あの人は形は男だが心は女だ
  He is a man in form, but a woman in mind.

• 物質は三つに形を変える
  Matter takes three forms.
• 勢力は種々の形になって現れる
  Energy appears under various forms.

3

用例

• 影も形も無い
  It has wholly disappeared.

• 尋ねる家が影も形も無い
  The house I wanted was clean gone.
• もと繁昌した町は影も形も無い
  Not a trace remains of the once bustling town.

読み方 なり

名詞

1

（＝形状）a shape

用例

• 卵なりの顔
  an egg-shaped face
  an oval face

• なりが大きい
  to be tall
• 年にしてはなりが大きい
  He is tall for his age―a tall boy of his age.
• なりは大きいけれどもまだほんの子どもです
  Though he is so tall, he is a mere child.
• なりが小さい
  to be short of stature

2

（＝身形）

→『みなり（身形）』

用例

• なりで脅かす
  to dazzle people by dress

• このなりでは人前へ出られぬ
  I am not fit to be seen―unpresentable.
• 彼はなりふりにかまわぬ
  He is careless about his appearance.