This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ケイ、かた、-がた
Romaji: kei, kata, -gata
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

mould, type, model

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  32
Frequency:  482
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  2-6-3
Korean Reading:  hyeong
Chinese Reading:  xing2
Unicode:  578b
JIS:  373F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2638
Nelson Index: 1077
New Nelson Index: 1010
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b6.11
Four Corner Index: 1210.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 468
Gakken Index: 423
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5030
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0171
Remembering the kanji Index: 680
Kanji Flashcards Index: 431
Kodansha Compact Index: 353
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 493
Kanji in Context Index: 1318
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1685
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2292
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 687
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 735
Essential Kanji Index: 685
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3266
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3272
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 595
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 523

Words

(かた、がた)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; pattern; mold (mould); template; model; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.); form (i.e. customary procedure); size (i.e. clothing, shoes); (taxonomical) form
小型 (こがた)
small size; tiny
新型 (しんがた)
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
同形 (どうけい)
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
原型 (げんけい)
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
大型 (おおがた)
large; large scale; big; jumbo
模型 (もけい)
model; dummy; maquette
典型 (てんけい)
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetypal; representative
型式 (かたしき、けいしき)
model (e.g. of a vehicle); type
中型 (ちゅうがた)
medium size
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