Japanese word

字体

Pronunciation

Romajijitai

Meaning

  • nouncharacter form

Example

この漢字は古い字体で書かれています。ko no kan ji wa furu i ji tai de ka ka re te i ma su

This kanji is written in an old character form.

Illustration for 字体 (character form)

More examples

この文書では、すべて同じ字体を使っています。ko no bun sho de wa su be te ona ji ji tai o tsuka tte i ma su

This document uses the same character form throughout.

Core concept

Refers to the shape and visual style through which a written character is recognized and presented.

Common phrases

  • 同じ字体ona ji ji tai

    the same character form

  • 字体を統一するji tai o tō itsu su ru

    standardize character forms

  • 字体の違いji tai no chiga i

    difference in character forms

Similar words

字形jikei: The visible shape formed by the strokes of a written character.

Definition in Japanese

漢字などの文字に現れる形や、その文字を表す書体。kan ji na do no moji ni arawa re ru katachi ya so no moji o arawa su sho tai

Word origin

字体 (jitai) consists of 字 (ji, "character") and 体 (tai, "form"), a combination that describes the form of written characters.

Usage tips

  • In digital Japanese text, 字体 (jitai) can matter when a system displays a traditional kanji form instead of its commonly used simplified form.

Other meanings

  • fontnoun

Word lists with this word