noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
human figure; human form; humanoid
Refers to something shaped like a human, such as a robot, alien, or shadow. Often used in compound nouns like 人型ロボット.
That robot has a humanoid form.
A human-shaped shadow appeared on the wall.
humanoid robot; android
Standard kanji spelling for 'human-shaped' or 'humanoid'.
Also used for this meaning, but can be confused with にんぎょう (doll). Context usually disambiguates.
Katakana spelling common in sci-fi or technical contexts for humanoid forms.
Compound of 人 (ひと, 'human') and 型 (かた, 'shape, mold'), with rendaku voicing to がた. The spelling 人形 is also used for this reading, but is more commonly read as にんぎょう ('doll').