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
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