also: もくかつじ
wooden type; wood type
Refers to individual pieces of type carved from wood, used in traditional letterpress printing.
Wooden type from the Edo period is displayed in the museum.
This old book was printed with wooden type.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading もっかつじ is the most common pronunciation.
Alternate reading; less common but still used.
Compound of 木 (wood) and 活字 (printing type). The term directly describes type made from wood.