Meaning

Primary

Bold Letter

Alternatives

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
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for this one is a bit odd. The uses the ふと from ふとい (kun'yomi) and the 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

Common Word Combinations

  • 太字で入力する

    to input in bold

    太字でかく

    to type in bold, to write in bold

    太字でプリントする

    to print 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