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太字

Bold Letter


Meaning

Bold Letter, Bold, Bold Character, Bold Text, Boldface

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

What do you think a fat letter is? If I were to guess, I'd say a bold letter.


Reading

ふとじ

Explanation

The reading for this one is a bit odd. The 太 uses the ふと from ふとい (kun'yomi) and the 字 is just the normal on'yomi reading for "letter." You have to remember this weird mismatched reading pair on your own, I'm afraid. Perhaps if you think about how fat letters don't really fit with the rest of the text, kind of like how the readings of both kanji also don't fit in it will help?


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 太字のペン

    a thick pen

    太字のゴシック

    Bold Gothic (font)

    太字のフォント

    bold fonts

  • 太字になる

    to become bold

    太字にできる

    can make something bold

    太字にする

    to make something bold

  • 太字でプリントする

    to print in bold

    太字でかく

    to type in bold, to write in bold

    太字で入力する

    to input in bold

Context Sentences

この字は太字にしてください。

Make this character bold, please.

これは太字のペンですか?

Is this a bold point pen?

太字ペンでサインして下さい。

Sign with a bold pen.


Kanji Composition