"Mincho" meaning in English

See Mincho in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɪn.tʃəʊ/ [UK], /ˈmɪn.tʃoʊ/ [US]
Rhymes: -ɪntʃəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 明(みん)朝(ちょう) (Minchō, literally “Ming Dynasty”). Doublet of Myeongjo, borrowed from Korean. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|明%朝|^みん%ちょう|lit=Ming Dynasty}} 明(みん)朝(ちょう) (Minchō, literally “Ming Dynasty”), {{doublet|en|Myeongjo}} Doublet of Myeongjo, {{bor+|en|ko|-|nocap=1|nocat=1}} borrowed from Korean Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Mincho (not comparable)
  1. (typography) Of a Japanese font or typeface, being in the Mincho style. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Typography Synonyms: Minchō Related terms: Ming
    Sense id: en-Mincho-en-adj-KR28gCP6 Topics: media, publishing, typography

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɪn.tʃəʊ/ [UK], /ˈmɪn.tʃoʊ/ [US]
Rhymes: -ɪntʃəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 明(みん)朝(ちょう) (Minchō, literally “Ming Dynasty”). Doublet of Myeongjo, borrowed from Korean. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|明%朝|^みん%ちょう|lit=Ming Dynasty}} 明(みん)朝(ちょう) (Minchō, literally “Ming Dynasty”), {{doublet|en|Myeongjo}} Doublet of Myeongjo, {{bor+|en|ko|-|nocap=1|nocat=1}} borrowed from Korean Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mincho
  1. (typography) A style of typeface used to display kanji and kana in Japanese, roughly analogous in appearance to serif typefaces. Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-Mincho-en-name-17y4OhLy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Topics: media, publishing, typography
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