Japanese word

典型

Pronunciation

Romajitenkei

Meaning

  • nountypical example

Example

この風景は日本の春の典型です。ko no fū kei wa nihon no haru no ten kei de su

This scenery is a typical example of spring in Japan.

Illustration for 典型 (typical example)

More examples

私はこの店を、昔ながらの喫茶店の典型だと思います。watashi wa ko no mise o mukashi na ga ra no kis sa ten no ten kei da to omo i ma su

I think this shop is a typical example of a traditional coffee shop.

Core concept

It shows the defining form of a category through one representative case.

Common phrases

  • 伝統文化の典型den tō bun ka no ten kei

    a typical example of traditional culture

  • 典型として扱うten kei to shi te atsuka u

    treat as a typical example

  • 典型に近いten kei ni chika i

    be close to a typical example

Similar words

代表例daihyōrei: A case that represents the characteristic features of a category.

Definition in Japanese

ある種類のものが共通して持つ特徴を最もよく示す代表的なもの。a ru shu rui no mo no ga kyō tsū shi te mo tsu toku chō o motto mo yo ku shime su dai hyō teki na mo no

Word origin

典型 (tenkei, "typical form") is a Sino-Japanese compound of 典 (ten, "model") and 型 (kei, "form"), referring to a form that serves as a model for its kind.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, 典型だ (tenkei da) lets a speaker label a scene or event as a representative case with a noun predicate rather than an adjective.

Other meanings

  • archetypenoun

Related words

  • 典型的tenkeitekitypicalna-adjective
  • 典型性tenkeiseitypicalitynoun
  • 典型化tenkeikatypificationnoun

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