How to say model in Japanese

JLPTN3
型★【かたkata・がたgata】

noun:

  • model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.)
  • type; style; pattern - がた when a suffix ➜ 朝型
  • mold (mould); template; model
  • kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
  • form (i.e. customary procedure)
  • size (i.e. clothing, shoes)
  • inch (in diagonal display size)
  • (taxonomical) form - obscure term ➜ 品種

Example Sentences

ちょうどいいchoudoiiねne。新型shingataのno試乗shijouしてshiteってtteもらうmorauねne。
Good timing. I'll get you to test drive the new model.
プラモPURAMO作りzukuriはha家ieでdeやってyatteくださいkudasaiよyo。ラッカーRAKKAA液ekiのno臭いkusai、充満juumanしてるshiteruじゃないjanaiですかdesuka。
Please do your model building at home! The room's full of the smell of lacquer.
何かnanika出deそうなsouna定番のteibanno場所bashoですからdesukaraねne。自動jidou演奏ensouするsuruグランドピアノGURANDOPIANOやya独りでにhitorideni動き出すugokidasu人体模型jintaimokeiやya。
That's because they're the classic places for 'something' to appear. Like the grand piano that plays by itself, the human anatomical model that moves by itself ...
暖房danbouとto同様にdouyouni、冷房reibou時jiのno消費shouhi電力denryoku量ryouをwo測定sokuteiしshi、旧型kyuugataとto省エネshouene型gata（２００１年nen製sei）のnoエアコンEAKONをwo比較hikakuしましたshimashita。
We measured the electricity used during air cooling in the same way as heating, and compared the old model air conditioner to the energy conservation (2001) model.
性能seinouのnoよさyosaとtoデザインDEZAINのno優美さyuubisaがga両々ryou々相まってaimatte本hon機種kishuのno声価seikaをwo高めてtakameteきたkita。
The high performance and the elegant design of this model have combined to give it a high reputation.

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