Movable type used in letterpress printing; the physical types used to print characters.
古い活字で印刷された本を資料館で見た。
I saw a book printed with old movable type at the museum.
出版所では活字を組んで紙面を作っていた時代があった。
There was a time when publishing houses set type by hand to make pages.
活字の鋳造技術は印刷史で重要な役割を果たした。
The casting technology for type played an important role in the history of printing.
Printed text; text as it appears in print (on paper or in printed media).
最近は活字離れが進み、若者は紙の本を読まない傾向がある。
Recently there's been a move away from printed text; young people tend not to read paper books.
活字の大きさを変えて読みやすくした。
I changed the font size to make the printed text easier to read.
新聞の活字が小さくて読みづらい。
The print in the newspaper is small and hard to read.