長体

長体

Japanese

Kanji in this term
長	体
ちょう Grade: 2	たい Grade: 2
goon

Alternative spelling
長體 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

長 (“long”) +‎ 体 (“form”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) ちょーたい [chòótáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːta̠i]

Noun

長(ちょう)体(たい) • (chōtai) ^{←ちゃうたい (tyautai)?}

1. (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%).