takes genitive case の

Sometimes humble.
  1. token (gesture, gift, etc.), (done) for form's sake, for the sake of appearances.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
形ばかり かたちばかり
 
 
 
形ばかり かたばかり
 
形許り かたちばかり
 
形許り かたばかり

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)