Typical
Stereotypical, Prototypical
な adjective
You learned that 的 on the end of a word means “-al” or “-like”. So what is rule model -like? It’s a model that follows all the rules. It's the normal model. It’s typical.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
どうして彼のことを典型的な日本人だっていうの？
Why do you call him a typical Japanese person?
川村さんは典型的な会社人間です。
Mr. Kawamura is a typical corporate person.
典型的なハリウッド映画って感じだったね。
It felt like a typical Hollywood movie, didn’t it?
それは日本語学習者が犯す典型的な間違いだね。
That's a typical mistake that Japanese learners make.