Japanese symbol for “boilerplate”
定型文
ていけいぶん
Romaji: teikeibun
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template
In Japanese, boilerplate is 定型文, read ていけいぶん (teikeibun).
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Meanings
- n fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “boilerplate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ボイラープレート | ボイラープレート boiraapureeto | boilerplate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 予定 | よてい yotei | plans; arrangement; schedule |
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision; determination |
| 設定 | せってい settei | establishment; creation; posing (a problem) |
| 限定 | げんてい gentei | limit; restriction |
| 指定 | してい shitei | designation; specification; assignment |
| 特定 | とくてい tokutei | specific; particular; designated |
| 大型 | おおがた oogata | large; large-sized; large-scale |
| 体型 | たいけい taikei | figure; body shape; build |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.