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型押し (かたおし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
stamping ; embossing ; tooling
Refers to pressing a pattern or design onto a surface, commonly used in crafts like leatherworking, bookbinding, or metalwork. Can also be used as a suru-verb.
紙し
は
金きん
の
型かた
押お
し
が
施ほどこ
さ
れ
て
いる
。
The cover of this book has gold tooling applied.
Similar words 刻こく 印いん 刻印 often implies engraving or carving into a surface, while 型押し is more about pressing a design onto it, often with a die or stamp.
エンボス エンボス is a loanword specifically for embossing, often used in design contexts, while 型押し is a broader native term covering stamping and tooling.
Etymology Compound of 型 (kata, 'mold, pattern') and 押し (oshi, 'pressing'), from the verb 押す (osu, 'to press').
