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JLPT N5 · Noun

体 (karada)

体 (からだ, karada) is a Japanese noun meaning “body”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
からだ
Romaji
karada
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. body · noun · からだ is a gikun reading of 身体
  2. torso; trunk · noun
  3. build; physique; frame; figure · noun
  4. health; constitution · noun

Example sentences

カメレオンは周りの色に合わせて体色を変えることができる。
The chameleon can take on the colors of its background.
Tatoeba #226205
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.
Tatoeba #231329

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 体

体
body, substance, objectタイ・テイ・からだ・かたち · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 体.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1409140 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.