textbook typeface; handwritten-style block font
A Japanese typeface that mimics handwritten block characters, commonly used in educational materials for clarity.
Elementary school textbooks are printed in the textbook typeface.
The textbook typeface is characterized by letterforms close to handwritten block script.
Compound of 教科書 (textbook) + 体 (style/typeface). The term directly describes its primary use in educational textbooks.