鋳型|いがたigata[0]heiban (flat)

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Definitions
  1. nounmold; mould; template
    人間にんげんは鋳型いがたに入いれて作つくるわけにはいかない。↗
    A man cannot be made in a mold.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym金型かながたNeutralA metal die or mold for manufacturing—stamping, injection molding, and casting; 「鋳型」 is not restricted by material and often means sand molds.
  • Related型枠かたわくNeutralFormwork: a temporary frame for shaping and setting concrete, while 「鋳型」 is a mold for casting metal.

Use 「鋳型」 for a mold into which molten metal is poured; 「金型」 for metal dies in manufacturing—stamping, injection molding, even casting; 「型枠」 for concrete formwork. 「鋳型にはめる」 figuratively means forcing everything into the same pattern.

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Japanese definitions
  1. いものを作つくるために、溶とかした金属きんぞくを流し込ながしこむ型かた。鋳造ちゅうぞう用ようの型かた。
  2. 一定いっていの型かたにはめようとする枠組わくぐみや制約せいやく。(参考さんこう:『日本にっぽん国語こくご大辞典だいじてん』第だい二に版ばんより。)
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