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ステレオタイプ

also: ステロタイプ

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Common word

Meanings

1

noun

stereotype (printing)

printing

Technical term in printing for a stereotype plate or the process of making one.

印いん刷さつ業ぎょう界かいでは、ステレオタイプは鉛えん版ばんの一いっ種しゅを指さす。
In the printing industry, stereotype refers to a type of lead plate.

2

noun, na-adjective

stereotype (social); cliché

Commonly used for oversimplified images or ideas about a group of people or things. Can also function as a na-adjective (e.g., ステレオタイプな考え方).

彼かれはステレオタイプな意い見けんに反はん対たいした。
He opposed stereotypical opinions.
その映えい画がはステレオタイプを強きょう化かしていると批ひ判はんされた。
The movie was criticized for reinforcing stereotypes.

Written forms

ステレオタイプUsage90%
Standard katakana spelling; the most common form.
ステロタイプUsage10%
Less common variant spelling; may be encountered but ステレオタイプ is preferred.

Similar words

固こ定てい観かん念ねん
A more formal, native Japanese term for a fixed idea or stereotype, often used in academic or serious contexts.
偏へん見けん
Means 'prejudice' or 'bias'; focuses on negative preconceptions, while ステレオタイプ can be neutral or negative.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'stereotype', originally from French stéréotype, a printing term coined in the late 18th century. The social sense developed in English in the early 20th century and was adopted into Japanese.