型 (Kata) is a Japanese noun meaning “type, style, model, pattern”.
Meanings
- noun, noun suffixtype; style; model; patternがた when a suffix
- nounmold; mould; model; pattern; template; impression
- nounkata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); form
- nounconvention; tradition; (standard) form; formula; usage
- noun(set) size; inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.)がた when a suffix
- noun(taxonomical) form
Examples
この車は最新型です。
This car is the latest model.
彼は教科書型の人間だ。
He's a textbook case.
この型の帽子が今流行だ。
This style of hat is now in fashion.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).