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Japanese word 活字: printing type / movable type. Meanings and example sentences.

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活字 (かつじ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

活字 (かつじ) means printing type / movable type.

See example sentences below.

活字 at a glance

活字
かつじkatsuji
N2noun
printing type / movable type
活字かつじkatsujiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 活字

Core meaning

printing type / movable type

Basic example sentences

Example 1

この本は活字が大きいです。

Translation

The print in this book is large.

Example 2

古い活字を使って印刷しました。

Translation

We printed using old movable type.

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