量産型

Japanese

Kanji in this term
りょう
Grade: 4
さん
Grade: 4
かた > がた
Grade: 5
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
量產型 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 量産(りょうさん) (ryōsan) + (かた) (kata). The kata changes to gata as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) りょーさんがた [ryòósáńgátá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɾʲo̞ːsã̠ŋɡa̠ta̠]

Noun

(りょう)(さん)(がた) • (ryōsan-gata

  1. (slang) "mass-production-type", describing a girl who follows fast fashion trends; but also used to describe a fashion of bright pink cutesy clothing, doll-like makeup, brunette hair, etc. often treated as an antithesis to 地雷
    量産型(りょうさんがた)女子(じょし)
    ryōsan-gata joshi
    mass-production-type girl
  2. (slang, less common) "generic" fashion
    量産型(りょうさんがた)マッシュ
    ryōsangata masshu
    generic bowl cut

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