典型

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 典型. Reading: てんけい. Core meaning: type; typical example.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: これは地方の伝統家屋の典型的な造りだ / 先生は二つの典型を並べて違いを説明した.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Adjectival and noun uses
  • In 典型的な造り, it adjectivally means typical; in 二つの典型, it is a noun meaning representative types. The presence of 的な changes its grammatical role.