明 朝 体(みんちょうたい)

みんちょうたい

noun

Mincho typeface; Ming-style font

1. 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(ろんぶん)は明朝体(みんちょうたい)で書(か)く。

Papers are written in Mincho typeface.

本文(ほんぶん)は明朝体(みんちょうたい)、見出(みだ)しはゴシック体(たい)にした。

I set the body text in Mincho and the headings in Gothic (sans-serif).

日本語(にほんご)の新聞(しんぶん)や書籍(しょせき)では明朝体(みんちょうたい)が最(もっと)もよく使(つか)われている。

Mincho typeface is most commonly used in Japanese newspapers and books.

Named after the 明(みん) (Ming) dynasty of China, where this style of printing typeface originated. In Japanese typography, 明朝体(みんちょうたい) 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(みんちょうたい)で印刷(いんさつ)する: to print in Mincho typeface
明朝体(みんちょうたい)のフォント: Mincho font
MS明朝(みんちょう): MS Mincho (a common computer font)

Similar words

ゴシック体(たい): Gothic typeface — the Japanese equivalent of sans-serif fonts, with uniform stroke width
教科書体(きょうかしょたい): textbook typeface — designed to match handwritten characters, used in school materials
楷書体(かいしょたい): regular script — a typeface modeled on formal handwriting

Related Words

Compare: ゴシック体(たい) (Gothic typeface)

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