Word Meaning 形声

けいせい keisei

形声 is read as けいせい (keisei) and means phono-semantic character.

Meaning

English

phono-semantic character
kanji consisting of a semantic and a phonetic element

Reading

Kana

けいせい

Romaji

keisei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 89564 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

形声文字

けいせいもじ

semasio-phonetic character (combining semantic and phonetic components)

音声形式

おんせいけいしき

phonetic form

形

かたち

visage

形成

けいせい

repair (e.g. with plastic surgery)

形式

けいしき

form (as opposed to substance)

形見

かたみ

memento (esp. of a deceased person)

形づくる

かたちづくる

to form

形容

けいよう

form

形状

けいじょう

shape

形相

ぎょうそう

look (esp. an angry or upset look)

形成外科

けいせいげか

plastic surgery

形質

けいしつ

form and nature