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体 – body, substance, object
7 strokesTaught in grade 2#88 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 体 means body, substance, object, reality, counter for images. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is タイ、テイ (tai, tei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is からだ、かたち (karada, katachi). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | タイ | tai |
| On’yomi | テイ | tei |
| Kun’yomi | からだ | karada |
| Kun’yomi | かたち | katachi |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 人 (Kangxi radical 9). Components: 木・一・化.
Words using 体
体からだbody大体だいたいgenerally重体じゅうたいserious condition身体しんたいbody一体いったい(what) the heck気体きたいgas具体ぐたいconcreteness全体ぜんたいwhole体育たいいくphysical education体温たいおんbody temperature体重たいじゅう(body) weight団体だんたいgroup字体じたいform of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional)正体しょうたいtrue character液体えきたいliquid個体こたいindividual死体したいdead body体系たいけいsystem体制たいせいorder体積たいせきcapacity体操たいそうgymnastics文体ぶんたいliterary style肉体にくたいthe body天体てんたいheavenly body
Example sentences
あのころ、もっと一生懸命体を鍛えていたら、彼は今頃はもっと健康であろうに。
If he had trained himself harder at that time, he would be healthier now.
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.