活字

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Chinese

to live; alive; living
to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
 
letter; symbol; character
letter; symbol; character; word
 
simp. and trad.
(活字)

Pronunciation


Noun

活字

  1. movable type
    活字  ―  huózì  ―  ceramic movable type
    活字活字  ―  tiě huózì  ―  metallic movable type
    活字活字  ―  qiān huózì  ―  lead movable type

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かつ
Grade: 2

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(かつ)() (katsujiくわつじ (kwatuzi)?

  1. movable type
    • ジョバンニは(なん)べんも()(ぬぐ)いながら(かつ)()をだんだんひろいました。
      Jobanni wa nanben mo me o nuguinagara katsuji o dandan hiroimashita.
      Giovanni gradually picked the type while rubbing his eyes over and over again.
  2. printed text

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN