Hinagata (雛形 - form/model/template)

We refer to forms that show how to write documents or models of industrial products as hinagata (雛形).

Hina (雛) means a baby bird and gata/kata (形) means forms or shapes.

The original meaning of hina is "a baby bird," but it can mean that something is little or small.

Because of this, small models that shaped real things came to be called hinagata.

Furthermore, it came also to mean various forms and models.

Incidentally, hinagata on computer data are often referred to as tempurēto (テンプレート - template), which is the loanword from English.

雛形

書類の書き方を示す見本や、工業製品の原型・模型などのことを日本語で「雛形」と言います。

「雛」は、卵からかえったばかりの鳥の子、すなわち "a baby bird" を、「形」は "form" や "shape" を意味します。

「雛」の本来の意味は "a baby bird" ですが、「幼いこと」や「小さいこと」を意味することもできます。

このことから、実物をかたどって小さくした模型などが「雛形」と呼ばれるようになりました。

後に、「見本」や「手本」という意味も持つようになったということです。

コンピュータ上での雛形は、「テンプレート」と呼ばれることも多いです。

• We refer to forms that show how to write documents or models of industrial products as hinagata (雛形).
• We refer to templates that show how to write documents or construct models of industrial products as hinagata (雛形).

• Hina (雛) means a baby bird and gata/kata (形) means forms or shapes.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• The original meaning of hina is "a baby bird," but it can mean that something is little or small.
• The original meaning of hina is "a baby bird," but it can also mean that something is little or small.

• Because of this, small models that shaped real things came to be called hinagata.
• Because of this, prototypes/samples of the actual product came to be called hinagata.

• Furthermore, it came also to mean various forms and models.
• Furthermore, it also came to mean various forms and models.

• Incidentally, hinagata on computer data are often referred to as tempurēto (テンプレート - template), which is the loanword from English.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

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