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Mincho typeface; Ming-style font
A serif-style typeface for CJK characters, characterized by thin horizontal strokes, thicker vertical strokes, and triangular serifs. It is the standard font for printed books and formal documents in Japan.
論文は明朝体で書く。
Papers are written in Mincho typeface.
本文は明朝体、見出しはゴシック体にした。
I set the body text in Mincho and the headings in Gothic (sans-serif).
日本語の新聞や書籍では明朝体が最もよく使われている。
Mincho typeface is most commonly used in Japanese newspapers and books.
Named after the 明 (Ming) dynasty of China, where this style of printing typeface originated. In Japanese typography, 明朝体 is the equivalent of serif fonts in Western typography and is considered the standard for body text in formal documents, novels, and newspapers.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 明朝体で印刷する: to print in Mincho typeface
- 明朝体のフォント: Mincho font
- MS明朝: MS Mincho (a common computer font)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ゴシック体: Gothic typeface — the Japanese equivalent of sans-serif fonts, with uniform stroke width
- 教科書体: textbook typeface — designed to match handwritten characters, used in school materials
- 楷書体: regular script — a typeface modeled on formal handwriting