9 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 4th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N2
                                            mould, type, model
Kun'yomi
- か - た - type ②mold ③kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts) 
- -がた 
On'yomi
- ケイ 
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 578B | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-23-31 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1077 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1010 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2638 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3266 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1685 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2292 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 680 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 735 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 423 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 685 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 5030 | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 468 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 888 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 909 | 
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 595 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 431 | 
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 493 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 523 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1318 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 353 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 687 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3b6.11 | 
| Four corner code | 1210.4 | 
| De Roo Code | 3272 |