有形|ゆうけいyuukei[0]heiban (flat)
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- no-adjectivematerial; tangible; concrete
- 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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- 実体すなわち目に見える形を持っていること。


