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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 長體 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
長 (“long”) + 体 (“form”)
Pronunciation
Noun
長体 • (chōtai) ←ちゃうたい (tyautai)?
- (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
- 長(体)1 means the width is scaled down by 10% (from 100% to 90%).