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JLPT N3 · Noun

型 (kata)

型 (かた, kata) is a Japanese noun meaning “type; style”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
かた
Romaji
kata
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. type; style; model; pattern · noun, suffix noun · がた when a suffix
  2. mold; mould; model; pattern; template · noun
  3. kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); form · noun
  4. convention; tradition; (standard) form; formula; usage · noun
  5. (set) size; inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.) · noun · がた when a suffix

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

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 型

型
mould, type, modelケイ・かた・-がた · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 型.

典型てんけいtype原型げんけいmodel模型もけいmodel

Source: JMdict entry 1250090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.