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型 is often used in Japanese martial arts to mean a certain set of movements and techniques.
The meaning in other contexts (and in Chinese or Korean) can be model, type, style, pattern, mold/mould, template, or form.
One Japanese dictionary defines it as a “standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.”
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 型 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
型 see styles |
xíng xing2 hsing kata(p); gata かた(P); がた |
More info & calligraphy: Kata(n,n-suf) (1) (がた when a suffix) type; style; model; pattern; (2) mold; mould; model; pattern; template; impression; (3) kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); form; (4) convention; tradition; (standard) form; formula; usage; (5) (set) size; inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.); (6) (rare) (See 品種・2) (taxonomical) form |
A型 see styles |
eegata エーがた |
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.) |
B型 see styles |
biigata / bigata ビーがた |
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.) |
C型 see styles |
shiigata / shigata シーがた |
type C (hepatitis, etc.) |
O型 see styles |
oogata オーがた |
type O (blood, etc.) |
丙型 see styles |
bǐng xíng bing3 xing2 ping hsing |
type C; type III; gamma- |
中型 see styles |
zhōng xíng zhong1 xing2 chung hsing chuugata / chugata ちゅうがた |
medium sized (noun - becomes adjective with の) medium size |
丸型 see styles |
marugata まるがた |
(1) round shape; circle; (2) circular form |
乙型 see styles |
yǐ xíng yi3 xing2 i hsing |
type B; type II; beta- |
亞型 亚型 see styles |
yà xíng ya4 xing2 ya hsing |
subtype; subcategory |
体型 see styles |
taikei / taike たいけい |
(1) figure; body shape; build; physique; form; (2) (med) somatotype; biotype; habitus; (type of) physique |
何型 see styles |
nanigata なにがた |
(1) what shape?; what type?; which model?; (2) (See 血液型・けつえきがた) which blood group? |
値型 see styles |
ataigata あたいがた |
{comp} value type |
儀型 see styles |
gikei / gike ぎけい |
model; pattern; copy |
元型 see styles |
genkei / genke げんけい |
archetype |
典型 see styles |
diǎn xíng dian3 xing2 tien hsing tenkei / tenke てんけい |
model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype; perfect example |
円型 see styles |
marugata まるがた |
(1) round shape; circle; (2) circular form |
冬型 see styles |
fuyugata ふゆがた |
(1) (abbreviation) (See 冬型気圧配置) atmospheric pressure pattern in winter; winter pressure pattern; (can be adjective with の) (2) wintery; characteristic of winter |
凸型 see styles |
totsugata とつがた |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) convexity |
凹型 see styles |
ougata / ogata おうがた |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) concavity |
判型 see styles |
hankei / hanke はんけい hangata はんがた |
(1) format (esp. of publication, e.g. A5, B4, etc.); (2) size of a sheet of paper used for ukiyoe |
剤型 see styles |
zaikei / zaike ざいけい |
dosage form |
劑型 剂型 see styles |
jì xíng ji4 xing2 chi hsing |
delivery mechanism of a medicine (e.g. pill, powder etc) |
単型 see styles |
tankei / tanke たんけい |
(adj-no,n) (1) monotypic (taxon); monotype; (2) monomorphic; (3) single impression die |
卵型 see styles |
tamagogata たまごがた |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) oval; egg-shaped |
原型 see styles |
yuán xíng yuan2 xing2 yüan hsing genkei / genke げんけい |
model; prototype; archetype (noun - becomes adjective with の) prototype; model; pattern; archetypal |
句型 see styles |
jù xíng ju4 xing2 chü hsing |
sentence pattern (in grammar) |
同型 see styles |
doukei / doke どうけい |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern |
固型 see styles |
kokei / koke こけい |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) solid (body) |
型代 see styles |
katadai かただい |
tooling cost; mold price |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Kata | 型 | kata | xíng / xing2 / xing | hsing |
Samurai Kata | 侍型 | samurai kata samuraikata |
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