# 型 — model; type

型 means “model; type”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ケイ (kei). Kun'yomi: かた (kata). You'll see it in words such as 型 (kata, “type; style”).

- Meaning: model; type
- On'yomi: ケイ (kei)
- Kun'yomi: かた (kata)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Shapes

## How to remember 型

Sounds like 刑: both read ケイ.

Parts: 刑 punishment · 土 earth

## Words with 型

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 型 | かた (kata) | type; style |

## Don't confuse it with

[刑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/punishment/) · [開](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/open/) · [形](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shape/) · [塀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/garden-wall/)

## More in the “Shapes” set

[線](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/line/) · [環](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ring/) · [形](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shape/) · [型](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/model/) · [丸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/circle/) · [周](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/circumference/) · [角](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/corner/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/model/. Last updated 2026-11-01.