有形|ゆうけいyuukei[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. no-adjectivematerial; tangible; concrete
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym有体性WrittenWritten/formal prose term for the property of existing as a substance, with a legal-academic slant; rare, while 「有形」 is the common word.
  • Related物質性WrittenWritten/formal prose term for the property of being material or substantial, with a philosophical slant; 「有形」 stresses having a form you can see.
  • Related有相WrittenBuddhist term for existence that has form or appearance; extremely rare and religious in flavor, unlike the everyday 「有形」.
  • Antonym無形むけいNeutralThe neutral antonym: intangible or immaterial, the direct opposite of 「有形」, as in 「無形文化財」.

Use 「有形」 for what has a visible, physical form, as in 「有形無形の支援」 and 「有形文化財」; for what is immaterial, use 「無形」. 物質性, 有相 and 有体性 are rare written terms from philosophy, Buddhism and law respectively.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 実体じったいすなわち目めに見みえる形かたちを持もっていること。
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