Onyomi: タイ, テイ · Kunyomi: かたち, からだ · Meanings: body, counter for images, object, reality, substance
Kanji for body, counter for images, object, reality, substance
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The kanji 体 combines the person radical (亻) with the component for “substance” or “form” (本), symbolizing the physical body of a person. In ancient times, it represented the human body as a whole — structure, health, and form. 体 came to mean body, form, or substance, capturing the physical presence and shape of living beings.
A person with structure — 体 means body, form, or physical substance.
Imagine the complete form of a person standing upright — that’s 体, the kanji for body or physical form.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 体 | からだ | body | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 体 | てい | appearance, air, condition, state, form | JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 体 | たい | body, physique, posture | Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 体温 | たいおん | body temperature | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 体育 | たいいく | physical education, PE, gym (class) | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 体操 | たいそう | gymnastics, physical exercises | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 体積 | たいせき | capacity, volume | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 体力 | たいりょく | physical strength, power, stamina, endurance, vigor, resistance to disease | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 体制 | たいせい | order, system, structure, set-up, organization, organisation | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 体系 | たいけい | system, organization, organisation, architecture | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |