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Meaning of Mincho | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈmɪn.tʃəʊ/

Definitions

A style of typeface used to display kanji and kana in Japanese, roughly analogous in appearance to serif typefaces.

Examples

“There are two popular styles of Kanji character fonts: “Mincho” and “Gothic.”[…]"Mincho" has thin horizontal strokes and thick vertical ones.[…]The role of “Mincho” in Japanese is similar to Roman style, and that of “Gothic” is similar to Bold face style.”
“The two typefaces Mincho and Gothic are most widely used. Mincho is serif and is used for main body text. Gothic is sans serif and is used mainly for headings.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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