型 means 'model'

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Strokes : 9 Frequency: 501 JLPT: N2 Usefulness: 4 Study set: 4-3 Grade: 4 Intermediate lesson: 37 Beginner lesson: - Begins 30 words Used in 506 words Used in 13 names Not used as a component

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Common readings

ケイ

Kun

かた model; shape

Additional readings

Kun -がた

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⿱ 刑 punishment 土 ground; earth

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 型 is used 9 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).

Across all words in Japanese, 型 is used 475 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).

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ケイ : 80 words FIND ALL

てんけい

典型

noun, 'no' adjective

type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetypal; representative

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かた : 50 words FIND ALL

かた

型

noun

1. model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.)

2. type; style; pattern (see also: 朝型; がた when a suffix)

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かた (read as がた) : 345 words FIND ALL

おおがた

大型

'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective

large; large scale; big; jumbo (see also: 小型)

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An additional 32 less common words include 型 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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Additional data

Henshall: 493 (originally: 468) Joy o' Kanji : 468 Key to Kanji: 247