平体

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	体
へい Grade: 3	たい Grade: 2
kan'on	goon

Alternative spelling
平體 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

平 (“flat”) +‎ 体 (“form”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) へーたい [hèétáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [he̞ːta̠i]

Noun

平(へい)体(たい) • (heitai) 

1. (typography) the form of a glyph whose height is scaled down, originally with a distorting lens in phototypesetting

   Coordinate terms: 斜体 (shatai), 正体 (seitai), 長体 (chōtai)

Usage notes

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