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

体 からだ
毎日運動をして、体を鍛える。

I exercise every day to strengthen my body.

入る はいる
お風呂に入る前に体を洗う

Wash your body before getting in the bath.

一体 いったい
一体何を考えているんだ。

What on earth are you thinking?

アレ アレ
アレは一体何だろう？

What on earth is that thing over there?

身体 からだ
最近、身体の調子が良くないんです。

Lately, I'm not feeling very well.

正体 しょうたい
その男の正体は誰にも分からない。

No one knows the man's true identity.

何者 なにもの
「正体不明の何者が現れた。

A mysterious figure appeared.

自体 じたい
問題自体は単純だが、解決には時間がかかる。

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

湯桶読み ゆとうよみ
「湯桶」という言葉自体が、湯桶読みの代表的な例です。

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

大体 だいたい
宿題は大体終わりました。

I've mostly finished my homework.

Example Vocabulary

体

からだ

body; health; physique

一体

いったい

what on earth; fundamentally; one body; unity

身体

からだ

body; health; physique

体

からだ

body; health; physique

身体

からだ

body; health; physique

正体

しょうたい

true character; true identity; consciousness

自体

じたい

itself, originally

大体

だいたい

mostly; generally; approximately; basically

体力

たいりょく

physical strength; stamina; endurance

死体

したい

dead body; corpse

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