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Kotomora

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)

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

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).

Usage patterns