1.
font, typeface
The style or design of written or printed characters.
この字体は読みにくい。
This font is hard to read.
明朝体という字体がよく使われる。
The Mincho typeface is often used.
新しい字体で名刺を作った。
I made a business card with a new font.
字体 refers to the visual style of characters.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 字体を変える (to change the font)
- 明朝体 (Mincho typeface - serif)
- ゴシック体 (Gothic typeface - sans-serif)
- 楷書体 (standard script style)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 字体: font/typeface (character style)
- フォント: font (borrowed from English, common in computing)
- 書体: typeface, writing style
HOMOPHONES:
- 字体: font, typeface
- 辞退: refusal, declining
Related Words
Contrast:
辞退 (homophone - refusal)