Symbol type - Kigoukatsuji

Japanese: 記号活字 - きごうかつじ
Symbol type - Kigoukatsuji

...The capacity varies depending on the size of the type, but is more than 100 lines per minute.
[Symbols, floral patterns, lines, inlays]
When actually setting type, various things must be incorporated in addition to the type characters that represent letters. Symbol type is used to print punctuation marks, parentheses, and various symbols, and is produced in a manner similar to that of type.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "symbolic type" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…能力は活字の大きさによって違うが毎分100本以上である。
[記号活字,花型,罫線,込物]
 実際に活版を組む場合,文字を表す活字のほかにもさまざまなものを組み込まなければならない。記号活字は句読点,かっこや各種の記号を印刷するためのもので,製造方法などはすべて活字に準じて作られる。…

※「記号活字」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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