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型にはめる (かたにはめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

型かたにはめる

か

た

に

は

め

る

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

stereotype; force into a mold; regiment

idiomatic expression

Idiomatic expression meaning to force someone or something into a fixed pattern, often with a negative connotation of suppressing individuality.

子こどもを型かたにはめる教きょう育いくはよくない。
Education that forces children into a mold is not good.
彼

かれ

は

型かた

に

はめ

られる

の

を

嫌きら

う

。

He hates being stereotyped.

Written forms

型かたにはめる
Standard kanji spelling using 型 (pattern/mold).
型かたに嵌はめる
Variant using 嵌める (to fit into); less common but still seen.

Kanji

型mould, type, model
嵌go into, plunge, inlay

Similar words

型かたにはまった
Adjectival form meaning 'stereotyped' or 'conventional'; describes the state of being fixed in a pattern, while 型にはめる is the action of forcing into that pattern.

Etymology

Compound of 型 (pattern, mold) + に (particle) + はめる (to fit into, to set). Literally 'to fit into a mold', extended to mean forcing conformity.