Japanese symbol for “typical”
典型的
てんけいてき
Romaji: tenkeiteki
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential
In Japanese, typical is 典型的, read てんけいてき (tenkeiteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “typical”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一般的 | いっぱんてき ippanteki | general; popular; common |
| ティピカル | ティピカル tipikaru | typical |
| 定型的 | ていけいてき teikeiteki | typical; standard; fixed |
| 世間並み | せけんなみ sekennami | ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional |
| ザ | ザ za | quintessential; definitive; representative |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 古典 | こてん koten | classic (work, esp. book); the classics |
| 典型 | てんけい tenkei | type; pattern; model |
| 辞典 | じてん jiten | dictionary; lexicon |
| 出典 | しゅってん shutten | source (e.g. quotation); authority |
| 特典 | とくてん tokuten | privilege; special favor; special favour |
| 式典 | しきてん shikiten | ceremony; rites |
| 大型 | おおがた oogata | large; large-sized; large-scale |
| 体型 | たいけい taikei | figure; body shape; build |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “typical”.
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