形成|けいせいkeisei[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbformation; molding; making (up); taking form; giving form to
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, medicinerepair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 形成する(けいせいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 形成します(けいせいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 形成しない(けいせいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 形成しません(けいせいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 形成せず・形成せぬ(けいせいせず・けいせいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 形成した(けいせいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 形成しました(けいせいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 形成しなかった(けいせいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 形成しませんでした(けいせいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 形成して(けいせいして) |
| Potential | 形成できる(けいせいできる) |
| Passive | 形成される(けいせいされる) |
| Causative | 形成させる(けいせいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 形成させられる(けいせいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 形成すれば(けいせいすれば) |
| tara | 形成したら(けいせいしたら) |
| Volitional | 形成しよう(けいせいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 形成しましょう(けいせいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 形成しろ(けいせいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym形作るかたちづくるNeutralNative Japanese verb meaning to shape or constitute, as in 「人格を形作る」; leans toward written prose rather than casual speech.
- Synonym成形せいけいNeutralA noun for giving something a set shape, as in 「プラスチック成形」; used mostly in industrial manufacturing.
- Synonym作り出すつくりだすNeutralMeans to create or bring something forth, as in 「新しい価値を作り出す」.
- Synonym作り上げるつくりあげるNeutralMeans to make something to completion, or to fabricate it, as in 「話を作り上げる」.
- Synonym構成こうせいNeutralA noun for how parts make up a whole, as in 「文章の構成」; the focus is on structure rather than the forming process.
- Related作るつくるNeutralSimply to make, as in 「料理を作る」; the most general and versatile of these words.
- RelatedなるNeutralMeans to become or to consist of, as in 「〜から成る」; intransitive, unlike the transitive 形成.
- Related編成へんせいNeutralA noun for organizing separate units into one whole, as in 「予算編成」「列車の編成」.
- Related確立かくりつNeutralA noun for establishing something firmly, as in 「制度の確立」; stresses secure, settled establishment rather than mere formation.
- Related造形ぞうけいNeutralA noun for shaping or modeling forms, as in 「造形美術」; used mainly in the arts.
- Related生成せいせいNeutralA noun for generating something, as in 「画像生成」; used mostly for technical processes and natural phenomena.
- Related組成そせいNeutralA noun for the makeup of components, as in 「化学組成」; used mainly in chemistry.
- Related結成けっせいNeutralA noun for people or groups banding together to form an organization, as in 「バンドを結成する」.
- Antonym破壊はかいNeutralMeans destruction; it is the opposite of 「形成」.
- Antonym崩壊ほうかいNeutralMeans collapse or breakdown; it is the opposite of 「形成」.
- Antonym解体かいたいNeutralMeans dismantling or dissolution; it is the opposite of 「形成」.
Use 「形成」 for something gradually taking shape — a personality, market or organization, as in 「人格形成」「市場を形成する」. To form a group say 「結成」, for structure say 「構成」, and for industrial molding 「成形」; 「崩壊」 and 「解体」 are its opposites.
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