[かた(P);がた, kata (P); gata](n) (1) model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); (2) (がた when a suffix) (See 朝型) type; style; pattern; (3) mold (mould); template; model; (4) kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.); (5) form (i.e. customary procedure); (6) size (i.e. clothing, shoes); (7) (obsc) (See 品種) (taxonomical) form; (P)#203[Add to Longdo]
[けい, kei](n, n-suf) (1) system; lineage; group; (2) { math } corollary; (3) (geological) system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (4) (taxonomical) series; (P)#222[Add to Longdo]