型 – mould, type, model

9 strokesTaught in grade 5#482 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 型 means mould, type, model. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケイ (kei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かた、-がた (kata, gata). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 土 (no. 32).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケイ	kei
Kun’yomi	かた	kata
Kun’yomi	-がた	gata

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 土 (Kangxi radical 32). Components: 刈・土・廾・ノ・二・一.

Words using 型

型かたtype典型てんけいtype原型げんけいmodel模型もけいmodel

Example sentences

６００―Ｊ型のプリンターが１９９７年の５月４日まで在庫切れとの御知らせありがとうございました。

Thank you for letting me know that the Model 600-J printer will not be available until May 4, 1997.

Tatoeba #235091

その像は型に入れられて作られた。

The statue was cast in a mold.

Tatoeba #208331

彼女はあらゆる婦徳の典型である。

She incarnates all womanly virtues.

Tatoeba #93375

Kanji with the same radical

地場報在増基土境域均圧壊城執坂堂

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