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Kanji Detail for 型 - "type, model, form"

型

  • Meaning

    型 means "type, model, form."

    1. Type - A category; a kind.

    2. Model - A pattern; a mold.

    3. Form - A shape; a style.

  • Words using 型

    • 大型 おおがた Listen large; large-sized; large-scale
    • 小型 こがた Listen small-sized; small-scale; miniature
    • 典型 てんけい Listen type; pattern; model
    • 模型 もけい Listen model; dummy; maquette
    • 典型的 てんけいてき Listen typical; representative; archetypal
    • 中型 ちゅうがた Listen medium size
    • 原型 げんけい Listen model; prototype; archetype
    • 血液型 けつえきがた Listen blood type; blood group

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    • Verified meaning: type, model, form
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    mould; type; model

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pattern, model, type; law; mold

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    mold; type; style; model

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    pattern, model, type; mold; law

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    What is used as a pattern for casting vessels. Wood is called 模 (mold); earth is called 型 (form). | Extended to mean style or type.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kei(ケイ) ケイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    gata(がた) がた

    kata(かた) かた

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    type model form mold pattern standard cast category design shape style template framework

Sentences including 型

  • His hair style is behind the time.

  • I'm a night owl.

  • A man cannot be made in a mold.

  • The boy is his father in miniature.

  • They liked large cars.

  • I would like my hair in this style.

  • Would you say you're a morning person?

  • Father bought me a model plane.

  • This watch is a new type.

  • This is a new type of car.

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