Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N2

482 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: mould, type, model

Kunyomi: かた -がた

Onyomi: ケイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: つち

Meaning: earth

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

(げんけい)   prototype

(もけい)   model

(てんけい)   archetype

(ていけい)   fixed form

(たいけい)   figure (body)

(かた)   shape [n.]

(あさがた)   morning person

(よるがた)   night person

(おおがた)   large scale

(こがた)   small size

(はがた)   tooth-mark

血液(けつえきがた)   blood type

Onyomi Examples

カタシキ model (e.g. of a vehicle), type

造形 ゾウケイ molding, moulding, shaping, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling

タイケイ figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique

Kunyomi Examples

かた type, style, model, pattern, mold, mould, model, pattern, template, impression, kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts), style (in kabuki, noh, etc.), form, convention, tradition, (standard) form, formula, usage, (set) size, inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.), (taxonomical) form

かたしき model (e.g. of a vehicle), type

ギャランティ ギャランティかた guarantee type

ベストエフォート ベストエフォートかた best-effort