型 Kanji – mould
The Japanese kanji 型 can mean mould, type, model.
Meaning and Readings
How is 型 read?
型 has the onyomi reading ケイ and the kunyomi readings かた, -がた.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kei, kata, gata.
Common Japanese Words Using 型
These common Japanese words contain 型. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 型録（カタログ） — catalog, catalogue
- 型（かた） — type, style, model, pattern
- 血液型（けつえきがた） — blood type, blood group
- 原型（げんけい） — prototype, model, pattern, archetypal
- 新型（しんがた） — new type, new style, new model, new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
- 体型（たいけい） — figure, body shape, build, physique, form
- 大型（おおがた） — large, large-sized, large-scale, big
- 中型（ちゅうがた） — medium size
- 鋳型（いがた） — mold, mould, template
- 典型（てんけい） — type, pattern, model, epitome, exemplar, archetype, perfect example
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