Vocabulary

What does 典型 (てんけい, tenkei) mean?

典型 (てんけい, tenkei) means typical example, model.

Quick facts
Readingてんけい
Romajitenkei
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
てんけい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontenkei

typical example, model

  1. 1noun type; pattern; model

Example sentences

  • He's a typical Japanese person.

  • This is a typical example of failure.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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