形態(けいたい)

けいたい
noun
form, shape, configuration
formalwrittenacademicabstract
See also: 携帯(けいたい) (mobile phone)
1. form, shape, configuration
The outward form, structure, or mode of something. Used in academic, technical, and formal contexts to describe how something is organized or structured.
新(あたら)しい雇用(こよう)形態(けいたい)が増(ふ)えている。
New forms of employment are increasing.
家族(かぞく)の形態(けいたい)は時代(じだい)とともに変化(へんか)してきた。
The form of the family has changed with the times.
この生物(せいぶつ)は環境(かんきょう)に応(おう)じてさまざまな形態(けいたい)を取(と)ることが知(し)られている。
This organism is known to take on various forms depending on the environment.

Usage

A formal and somewhat academic word. Common in discussions of organizational structures, biological morphology, and social patterns. In linguistics, 形態(けいたい)素(そ) means "morpheme" and 形態(けいたい)論(ろん) means "morphology."

Do not confuse with the homophone 携帯(けいたい) (portable; mobile phone), which is a completely different word.

Common collocations

  • 雇用(こよう)形態(けいたい): form of employment
  • 生活(せいかつ)形態(けいたい): lifestyle, way of living
  • 経営(けいえい)形態(けいたい): form of management
  • 形態(けいたい)学(がく): morphology (biology)
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