Japanese Gothic

ゴシック体 / late 19th century– / Style / Japanese Type

The Japanese sans-serif of nearly even strokes: born for headline emphasis, it grew into the text face of the screen.

Even strokes / No uroko / High visibility / Fit for screen display

Japanese Gothic — 中ゴシックBBB書体見本（CC BY-SA 3.0）Japanese Gothic — 駅名標のゴシック体（CC BY 3.0）Japanese Gothic — 道路標識のゴシック体（CC BY-SA 4.0）
中ゴシックBBB書体見本（CC BY-SA 3.0） ／ 駅名標のゴシック体（CC BY 3.0） ／ 道路標識のゴシック体（CC BY-SA 4.0）

Dictionary entry

Best used for
Comparing primary sources and canonical works · Extracting principles that transfer to other media
Type
Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
Composition
Extract the one structure that governs gaze and information
Material
Verify the materials and behaviors specific to era, region and process
Caution
Not a translation of the Latin sans. Note the kana skeleton and kanji density — problems specific to Japanese.
Further study
Tsukiji's early gothics / Ishii Gothic / Hiragino Kaku Gothic and Yu Gothic

Related entries

Source: モリサワ フォント用語集 — ゴシック体

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