Japanese symbol for “morphology”
形態学
けいたいがく
Romaji: keitaigaku
morphology
In Japanese, morphology is 形態学, read けいたいがく (keitaigaku).
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Meanings
- n morphology (biol)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “morphology”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 形態論 | けいたいろん keitairon | morphology |
| 語形論 | ごけいろん gokeiron | accidence; morphology |
| モルフォルジー | モルフォルジー moruforujii | morphology |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 形式 | けいしき keishiki | form (as opposed to substance) |
| 人形 | にんぎょう ningyou | doll; puppet; marionette |
| 形成 | けいせい keisei | formation; molding; making (up) |
| 変形 | へんけい henkei | transformation; variation; metamorphosis |
| 形態 | けいたい keitai | form; shape; figure |
| 山形 | やまがた yamagata | Yamagata (city, prefecture) |
| 状態 | じょうたい joutai | state; condition; situation |
| 事態 | じたい jitai | situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
See also: Chinese symbol for “morphology”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.