Kanji

体

body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

タイ, テイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

からだ, かたち

Nanori (Name Reading)

なり, み, みる, もと

Common Readings

タイ, テイ, からだ

Example sentences

からだ
毎日 運動 して 鍛える

I exercise every day to strengthen my body.

入る はいる
風呂 入る 洗う

Wash your body before getting in the bath.

一体 いったい
一体 考えている

What on earth are you thinking?

アレ アレ
アレ 一体 だろう

What on earth is that thing over there?

身体 からだ
最近 身体 調子 良くない んです

Lately, I'm not feeling very well.

正体 しょうたい
その 正体 分からない

No one knows the man's true identity.

何者 なにもの
正体 不明 何者 現れた

A mysterious figure appeared.

自体 じたい
問題 自体 単純 解決 時間 かかる

The problem itself is simple, but solving it takes time.

湯桶読み ゆとうよみ
湯桶 という 言葉 自体 湯桶読み 代表的 です

The word 'yutou' itself is a representative example of yutou-yomi.

大体 だいたい
宿題 大体 終わりました

I've mostly finished my homework.

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