形象|けいしょうkeishou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounshape; figure; image

• Synonym形かたちNeutralThe everyday word for shape; focuses on what is visibly there, without the sense of an idea given concrete form that 「形象」 carries.
• Synonym形状けいじょうNeutralShape as the outward form of an object; common in neutral description, but does not cover images or embodied ideas like 「形象」.
• SynonymシェイプCasualLoanword for shape or body shape; colloquial, often used for fitness and body shaping.
• Synonym形態けいたいWrittenSame word as above; 「形体」 is just an alternate spelling of 「形態」 with the same meaning.
• Synonym像ぞうNeutralAn image, statue, or picture, also usable as a suffix; closest to 「形象」 in senses like 「理想像」, an ideal image.
• Synonym姿形すがたかたちWrittenA person's looks and build; written, and about personal appearance rather than embodied ideas like 「形象」.
• Related格好かっこうNeutralEveryday word for how something or someone looks, including dress and presentability; far broader and more casual than 「形象」.
• Related形態けいたいWrittenSame word as above; 「形体」 is just an alternate spelling of 「形態」 with the same meaning.
• Related姿すがたNeutralA person's figure and bearing, or a scene; everyday, about visible presence rather than embodied ideas.
• Related外見がいけんNeutralStrictly what something looks like from the outside; no link to art or concretized ideas.
• Related体型たいけいNeutralBody build — how slim, heavy, or proportioned someone is; unrelated to images or artistic embodiment.
• Related体裁ていさいNeutralThe face you show the world, or the proper format of a document; about appearances and decorum, not artistic images.
• Related容姿ようしWrittenWritten word for a person's face and figure; about looks only, whereas 「形象」 is a concretized idea or image.
• Related外形がいけいNeutralExternal form, viewed objectively, as in outward shape or 「外形上の条件」; it describes how something appears from outside, not an idea made visible as 「形象」 is.
• Related形姿なりすがたWrittenRare written word for a person's dress and overall appearance; about attire, not artistic images.
• Related形貌けいぼうWrittenRare written word for a person's face and figure; purely about looks, with no sense of a concretized idea.
• Related姿態したいWrittenWritten word for the figure or bearing while performing an action, e.g. a dancer's pose; not about images.
• Related体ていNeutralMostly in set phrases like 「〜の体で」 and 「体よく」, for pretending or keeping up appearances.
• Antonym無形むけいWrittenWritten antonym: having no physical form; the opposite of 「形象」, which gives ideas concrete visible shape.
• Antonym抽象ちゅうしょうNeutralAbstraction — drawing out common features in thought; the opposite of presenting something concretely as 「形象」 does.

「形象」 is the written word for the concrete form an idea takes in art, common in aesthetics and literary criticism. For everyday shape use 「形」; for a person's looks 「姿」 or 「容姿」; for an ideal image 「像」. Others narrow to objects (「形状」「外形」), bodies (「体型」「シェイプ」), dress and appearances (「格好」「体裁」), or formal structure (「形態」).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 表ひょうに現あらわれている形かたち。
2. 心こころに浮うかぶ観念かんねんなどを具象化ぐしょうかしたもの。