Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 典型(てんけい) in Japanese

典型
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
てんけい
Romaji
tenkei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetypal; representative
    Example sentence
    浅学なほど自分正しい思っている典型ですね。 He's a classic case that the more ignorant people are the more sure they are that they are correct.

Examples of 典型, てんけい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

8 strokes

code, ceremony, law, rule

On'Yomi: テン, デン

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 2

9 strokes

mould, type, model

On'Yomi: ケイ

Kun'Yomi: かた, -がた

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