How to say 'Kind' or 'Type' in Japanese | タイプ

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The Japanese word for Kind or Type is 'Taipu', written as タイプ in Japanese.

word

タイプ

Meaning

Kind, Type

Reading

Taipu

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'タイプ (taipu)' primarily means 'type' or 'kind'. It is often used to categorize or classify things, people, or ideas based on shared characteristics. For example: What type of music do you like?「どんなタイプの音楽が好きですか？」(どんなタイプのおんがくがすきですか？). She is not my type「彼女は私のタイプじゃない」(かのじょはわたしのタイプじゃない). The word can also refer to someone's romantic or physical preferences, as in 'my type' or 'not my type'. It is a versatile term borrowed from English and widely used in everyday conversation.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

1057

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word タイプ

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

タ

Reading

katakana

イ

Reading

katakana

プ

Reading

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'Taipu' means 'Kind' or 'Type' .

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