square style; block style; printed kaisho typeface
Refers to the regular, non-cursive printed style based on 楷書 (kaisho) calligraphy, used in typography and font classification.
See also: 楷書
The body text of the newspaper is printed in a square-style typeface.
楷書体は読みやすいので、教科書によく使われる。
Because square-style typefaces are easy to read, they are often used in textbooks.
ゴシック体 is a sans-serif Gothic typeface, while 楷書体 mimics brush-written regular script.
From 楷書 (kaisho, 'regular script calligraphy') + 体 (tai, 'style/typeface').