姿 – figure, form, shape

9 strokesTaught in grade 6#441 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 姿 means figure, form, shape. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シ (shi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is すがた (sugata). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 女 (no. 38).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シ	shi
Kun’yomi	すがた	sugata

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: 女 (Kangxi radical 38). Components: 欠・女・冫.

Words using 姿

姿すがたfigure姿勢しせいposture

Example sentences

自分の姿を鏡にうつして見なさい。

Look at yourself in the mirror.

Tatoeba #149832

和服姿の男性は東京ではもうあまり見かけない。

Men in kimonos are no longer a common sight in Tokyo.

Tatoeba #77210

彼はまっすぐな姿勢で立っていた。

He stood in an upright position.

Tatoeba #110793

Kanji with the same radical

女委始好婦妻婚妥威妙娘嫌妊妹姉妨

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