JLPT N2 · Noun

姿勢 (shisei)

姿勢 (しせい, shisei) is a Japanese noun meaning “posture; pose”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しせい
Romaji: shisei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

posture; pose; position; stance; carriage (of the body) · noun
attitude; approach; stance · noun

Example sentences

彼はまっすぐな姿勢で立っていた。

He stood in an upright position.

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

Kanji in 姿勢

figure, form, shapeシ・すがた · 9 strokes

forces, energy, military strengthセイ・ゼイ・いきお.い・はずみ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 姿勢.

姿すがたfigure大勢おおぜいcrowd of people勢いいきおいforce形勢けいせいcondition情勢じょうせいstate of things勢力せいりょくinfluence態勢たいせいattitude優勢ゆうせいsuperiority

Source: JMdict entry 1307740 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.