量産型

Japanese

Kanji in this term
量	産	型
りょう Grade: 4	さん Grade: 4	かた > がた Grade: 5
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
量產型 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 量産(りょうさん) (ryōsan) + 型(かた) (kata). The kata changes to gata as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ːsã̠ŋɡa̠ta̠]

Noun

量(りょう)産(さん)型(がた) • (ryōsan-gata) 

1. (slang) "mass-production-type", describing a girl who follows fast fashion trends; but also used to describe a fashion of bright pink cutesy clothing, doll-like makeup, brunette hair, etc. often treated as an antithesis to 地雷系

   量産型(りょうさんがた)女子(じょし)

   ryōsan-gata joshi

   mass-production-type girl

2. (slang, less common) "generic" fashion

   量産型(りょうさんがた)マッシュ

   ryōsangata masshu

   generic bowl cut

Coordinate terms

• 地雷(じらい)系(けい) (jirai-kei, literally “mine-type”)

See also

• スイーツ(笑) (suītsu kakko warai)