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活字

活字

Chinese

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

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

  • 活字版

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かつ
Grade: 2

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

活字 (hiragana かつじ, romaji katsuji)

  1. movable type
    • 宮沢賢治, 銀河鉄道の夜
      ジョバンニは (なん)べんも () (ぬぐ)いながら活字 (かつじ)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