体

Reading: たい

Meaning: essence, true nature, substance

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Frase de Exemplo

The name reveals the essence.

Notas de Uso

Different from からだ (body); たい reading is used in formal or literary contexts to mean 'essence' or 'substance'. Most commonly seen in the proverb 名は体を表す (なはたいをあらわす) meaning 'the name reveals the essence'.

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