Word Meaning 形影一如

けいえいいちにょ keieiichinyo

形影一如 is read as けいえいいちにょ (keieiichinyo) and means being inseparable as a form and its shadow.

Meaning

English

  1. being inseparable as a form and its shadow
  2. a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind
  3. husband and wife being never apart

Reading

Kana

けいえいいちにょ

Romaji

keieiichinyo

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Yojijukugo Rank 81394 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

形影相伴う

けいえいあいともなう

to be together always (esp. married couple)

形影

けいえい

the form and its shadow

生死一如

せいしいちにょ

life and death are the two faces of the same coin

物心一如

ぶっしんいちにょ

matter and mind are one

心身一如

しんじんいちにょ

body and mind as one

一如

いちにょ

oneness

邪正一如

じゃしょういちにょ

Wrong and right are but two faces of the same coin

第一形容詞

だいいちけいようし

type-1 adjective (i.e. one that uses "ku" conjugation)

影も形もない

かげもかたちもない

disappear without a trace

形態

けいたい

morph