この車は新しい型です。
This car is a new model.
What model is this machine?
Physical mold or template used to shape something, or an impression taken from a mold. Also used figuratively for a fixed pattern.
Grease the cake mold with butter.
Products made from the same mold.
kata (martial arts form); style (kabuki, noh)
In martial arts, a set sequence of movements. In traditional theater, a stylized pattern of performance. Often used as a technical term.
Practice karate kata.
Kabuki kata are passed down through generations.
convention; tradition; standard form; formula
Established way of doing things; a conventional pattern or formula. Often used in phrases like 型通り (by the book) or 型にはまる (conform to a pattern).
A conventional way of thinking.
Give a formulaic greeting.
size; inches (display size)
Used for set sizes, especially in manufacturing. As a suffix read がた, it indicates the size of displays, disks, etc. in inches (e.g., 5型ディスプレイ a 5-inch display).
This TV is a 50-inch model.
I bought small-size envelopes.
taxonomical form
Rare term in biology for a taxonomic rank below variety; a form. Mostly used in scientific contexts.
See also: 品種
This plant form is found only in a limited area.
We took a mold of this sculpture and made a replica.
It took time to learn the judo kata.
In traditional tea ceremony, following the established form is emphasized.
型 is the general word for a shape or mold, whereas 定型 specifically emphasizes a fixed, unchanging form or pattern.
型 is a broad word for a pattern, mold, or type, while テンプレート specifically means a pre-made document or design file meant to be reused.
型 is a general pattern or mold usable in many contexts, while 形式 specifically denotes an established formal procedure or format.
型 is a simpler, more concrete word for a mold or fixed form, while 類型 emphasizes an abstract category derived from comparing shared traits.
hairstyle; hairdo
model; type
medium size; mid-size
model number
thin type; slim; flat
old model; old type; old style
unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
pattern paper; sewing pattern · stencil
mold; template
stencil printing on cloth · typing; data typing
winter pressure pattern; winter-type atmospheric pressure configuration · wintry; characteristic of winter
wooden form; wooden model; wooden pattern
formal; conventional; stereotypical; by the book
Okinawan stencil dyeing; Okinawan dyed cloth
blood type; blood group
type A
type B
type C (hepatitis, etc.)
type O (blood, etc.)
human figure; human form; humanoid
what shape?; what type?; which model? · which blood group?
value type
convex shape; convexity
format; book size · ukiyo-e paper size