Japanese word

タイプ

Pronunciation

Romajitaipu

Meaning

  • nountype

Example

これはよくあるタイプです。ko re wa yo ku a ru ta i pu de su

This is a common type.

Illustration for タイプ (type)

More examples

店員に、どのタイプの電池が必要か聞きました。ten in ni do no ta i pu no den chi ga hitsu yō ka ki ki ma shi ta

I asked the clerk which type of battery I needed.

Core concept

Describes a recognizable group or form defined by features shared by its members.

Common phrases

  • 人のタイプhito no ta i pu

    type of person

  • タイプを選ぶta i pu o era bu

    choose a type

  • タイプに分けるta i pu ni wa ke ru

    divide into types

Similar words

種類shurui: A group of things or people that share common features.
型kata: A model or form defined by features that shape how something is made or works.
種別shubetsu: A category based on the particular kind or purpose of something.

Definition in Japanese

共通する特徴によって分けたときの一つの型。kyō tsū su ru toku chō ni yo tte wa ke ta to ki no hito tsu no kata

Word origin

The loanword タイプ (taipu) comes from English type and entered Japanese as a word for a form or category based on shared features.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Japanese, タイプ (taipu) can classify people as well as things, so 性格のタイプ (seikaku no taipu) means a personality type.

Other meanings

  • stylenoun

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