長体

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: 2
たい
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
長體 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(long) +‎ (form)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ちょう)(たい) (chōtaiちゃうたい (tyautai)?

  1. (typography) the form of a glyph whose width is scaled down, originally with a distorting lens in phototypesetting
    Coordinate terms: 斜体 (shatai), 正体 (seitai), 平体 (heitai)

Usage notes

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  • 長(体)1 means the width is scaled down by 10% (from 100% to 90%).