典型 (Tenkei) is a Japanese noun meaning “type, pattern, model, epitome”.
Meanings
- nountype; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
Examples
彼はまさに英国紳士の典型だ。
He is certainly a model English gentleman.
彼女はあらゆる婦徳の典型である。
She incarnates all womanly virtues.
彼は積極的なセールスマンの典型だ。
He's the very model of an aggressive salesman.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).