Standard Lemma guide

Mincho

adj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • UK: /ˈmɪn.tʃəʊ/
  • US: /ˈmɪn.tʃoʊ/
  • rhymes with -ɪntʃəʊ

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a Japanese font or typeface, being in the Mincho style.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: media, publishing, typography

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A style of typeface used to display kanji and kana in Japanese, roughly analogous in appearance to serif typefaces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: media, publishing, typography

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 明(みん)朝(ちょう) (Minchō, literally “Ming Dynasty”). Doublet of Myeongjo, borrowed from Korean.