型
JLPT N2 · 9 strokes
Kanji 型: "mould, type, model"
The kanji 型 means "mould, type, model". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ケイ in on'yomi and かた, がた in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かたがた
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | mould, type, model |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 482 of 2,501 |
Common words with 型
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 型type; style; model; pattern · mold; mould; model; pattern
- 大型large; large-sized; large-scale; big
- 小型small-sized; small-scale; miniature · small; little; tiny
- 髪型hair style; coiffure; hairdo
- 典型的typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential
- 体型figure; body shape; build; physique · somatotype; biotype; habitus; (type of) physique
- 新型new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
- 原型model; prototype; archetype · (sewing) pattern
- 模型model; dummy; maquette
- 血液型blood type; blood group
- 典型type; pattern; model; epitome
- 中型medium size
Keep going
Read a real Japanese text
KanjiYome puts furigana and a dictionary on any Japanese text, offline, and turns the words you meet into review cards.
