型
mould, type, model
Readings
On'yomi
- ケイ
Kun'yomi
- かた
- -がた
Meaning
型 centers on a fixed shape that gives form to something else: a mould that shapes material, a model that defines a pattern, or a type that classifies things by their form.
Most common words using 型
20 of 584- 型かたN3
type; style; model; pattern
- 大型おおがたN3
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
- 小型こがたN3
small-sized; small-scale; miniature
- 新型しんがた
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
- 髪型かみがたN4
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
- 体型たいけいN1
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
- 典型てんけいN3
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype; perfect example
- 模型もけいN1
model; dummy; maquette
- 原型げんけい
model; prototype; archetype
- 型式かたしき
model (e.g. of a vehicle); type
- 中型ちゅうがた
medium size
- 型番かたばん
model number
- 薄型うすがた
thin (type); slim; flat
- 類型るいけいN1
type; pattern; shape; genre; breed
- 旧型きゅうがた
old model; old type; old style
- 型破りかたやぶり
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
- 型紙かたがみ
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
- 小型車こがたしゃ
small car; compact car
- 文型ぶんけい
sentence pattern
- 変型へんけい
variety; variation
Study
Etymology
型 combines 刑 (which here likely contributes sound) with 土 (earth), suggesting a mould made of earth or clay used to shape objects.
Meaning mnemonic
The top 刑 looks like a cutting tool, and the bottom 土 is earth. Imagine pressing a knife-like pattern into clay to create a mould that defines a shape or type.
Reading mnemonic
For ケイ, picture a cake mould: cake -> ケイ, and the mould shapes the cake into a perfect type.