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定型 (ていけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
fixed form ; regular shape ; set pattern
Used as a noun or の-adjective for something that follows a fixed form, standard pattern, or regular shape. 定型 often suggests a set pattern or formula; 定形 can emphasize fixed shape or form.
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noun
standard-size mail
abbreviation
Only when written 定形
Postal abbreviation of 定形郵便物, referring to mail that meets the standard size and shape category. In this sense the spelling 定形 is the practical one.
See also: 定形郵便物
Written forms 定てい 型けい Usage 41%
Common spelling for a fixed pattern, set type, or formulaic form; this is the higher-priority general spelling.
定てい 形けい Usage 59%
Common spelling when the idea is a fixed shape or form; also the spelling used in the postal term 定形郵便物.
Kanji 定 determine, fix, establish Similar words 定てい 型けい 的てき Means 'formulaic' or 'stereotyped' as a na-adjective; 定型 itself is the noun or の-adjective form.
定てい 形けい 郵ゆう 便びん 物ぶつ The full postal term for standard-size mail; 定形 is its abbreviation in postal contexts.
定てい 形けい 外がい Postal category meaning non-standard-size mail; it contrasts with 定形 in the mail sense.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound read ていけい. 定 means 'fixed' or 'settled'; 型 means 'type, model, pattern' and 形 means 'shape, form'. The two spellings reflect closely related ideas rather than separate pronunciations.
