かたち
形
　
だ
　
け

expression

  1. merely for form's sake.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かたち
形
　
だ
　
け
 形だけ かたちだけ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shape, form, style
かたち　ケイ　ギョウ (2nd, N3)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)