型 means “mold, type, model”

かた · kata

Also: mould

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

かた

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ケイ

JLPT N2 · Taught in grade 5 · 9 strokes

The story

Picture 刑, a frame (开) cut by a knife (刂), pressed into earth (土): a clay mold every copy comes out of. 型 is a mold or type: 大型 is large-sized, 新型 a new model, and 血液型, blood type, is a popular guide to personality in Japan.

Used in 血液型 (ketsuekigata, blood type), 大型 (oogata, large-sized), and 新型 (shingata, new model)

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