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
  • (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 (長(体)1) means the width is scaled down by 10% (from 100% to 90%).
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