漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 59 strokesRadical
On
ケイ
Kun
かた
Meaning
mould; model; type

Origin

ORIGIN

刑 "frame" over 土 "earth"; a mould made of clay — hence "mould, model, type."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ケイ原型・模型・典型
かた型・型紙・血液型

Compare:

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 血液型けつえきがた

    blood type

  • 大型おおがた

    large-sized

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

大型のバスが停まっている。

A large bus is stopped there.

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