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体 からだ、かたち body, substance, object, reality, counter for images 4 88 7 188 ほね・ほねへん 形声 Phonetic Mister T works out his body (body-building), using two piles of books (i.e. an exercise that can be done at home with two chairs, similar to push-ups but working mostly the shoulders, trapezius and triceps).

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タイ、テイ なり 身体(しんたい): (1) body (2) health全体(ぜんたい): whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)体制(たいせい): order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation団体(だんたい): organization; organisation; association体験(たいけん): personal experience体育(たいいく): physical education; gymnastics; athletics一体(いったい): (1) ...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?") (2) one object; one body; unity (3) one form; one style (4) one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.) (5) generally; in general主体(しゅたい): (1) main constituent; core; nucleus (2) subject (philosophical); protagonist体重(たいじゅう): body weight (usu. one's own)体力(たいりょく): physical strength本体(ほんたい): (1) substance; real form (2) body (of a machine) (3) object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.) (4) noumenon死体(したい): dead body; corpse; cadaver体系(たいけい): system; organization; organisation; architecture体操(たいそう): gymnastics; physical exercises; calisthenics立体(りったい): (1) solid body; three-dimensional object (2) multi-storey car park人体(じんたい): human body液体(えきたい): liquid; fluid肉体(にくたい): the body; the flesh大体(だいたい): general; substantially; outline; main point; approximately; about体温(たいおん): temperature; body temperature (human, animal)天体(てんたい): heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object正体(しょうたい): (1) natural shape; one's true colors; one's true colours; true character; identity; true identity (2) consciousness; one's senses物体(ぶったい): body; object体格(たいかく): physique; constitution固体(こたい): solid (body); solid matter; solid-state文体(ぶんたい): literary style体裁(ていさい): (1) (outward) appearance (2) (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style (3) appearances; decency; show; display (4) lip-service; insincere words; glib talk具体(ぐたい): concrete; tangible; material気体(きたい): vapour; vapor; gas個体(こたい): individual (living being)体積(たいせき): capacity; volume体付き(からだつき): body build; figure勿体ない(もったいない): (1) impious; profane; sacrilegious (2) too good; more than one deserves; unworthy of (3) wasteful字体(じたい): type; font; lettering体(てい): appearance; air; condition; state; form 2 人: person本: book; present; main; origin; true; real; counter for long cylindrical things 骨 10 體 body Mr. T works out his body then rips a book apart to test is body. His favorite to destroy is Dianetics.

Kanji	体
Onyomi	タイ、テイ
Kunyomi	からだ、かたち
Nanori	なり
English	body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Examples	身体(しんたい): (1) body (2) health 全体(ぜんたい): whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter) 体制(たいせい): order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation 団体(だんたい): organization; organisation; association 体験(たいけん): personal experience 体育(たいいく): physical education; gymnastics; athletics 一体(いったい): (1) ...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?") (2) one object; one body; unity (3) one form; one style (4) one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.) (5) generally; in general 主体(しゅたい): (1) main constituent; core; nucleus (2) subject (philosophical); protagonist 体重(たいじゅう): body weight (usu. one's own) 体力(たいりょく): physical strength 本体(ほんたい): (1) substance; real form (2) body (of a machine) (3) object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.) (4) noumenon 死体(したい): dead body; corpse; cadaver 体系(たいけい): system; organization; organisation; architecture 体操(たいそう): gymnastics; physical exercises; calisthenics 立体(りったい): (1) solid body; three-dimensional object (2) multi-storey car park 人体(じんたい): human body 液体(えきたい): liquid; fluid 肉体(にくたい): the body; the flesh 大体(だいたい): general; substantially; outline; main point; approximately; about 体温(たいおん): temperature; body temperature (human, animal) 天体(てんたい): heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object 正体(しょうたい): (1) natural shape; one's true colors; one's true colours; true character; identity; true identity (2) consciousness; one's senses 物体(ぶったい): body; object 体格(たいかく): physique; constitution 固体(こたい): solid (body); solid matter; solid-state 文体(ぶんたい): literary style 体裁(ていさい): (1) (outward) appearance (2) (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; style (3) appearances; decency; show; display (4) lip-service; insincere words; glib talk 具体(ぐたい): concrete; tangible; material 気体(きたい): vapour; vapor; gas 個体(こたい): individual (living being) 体積(たいせき): capacity; volume 体付き(からだつき): body build; figure 勿体ない(もったいない): (1) impious; profane; sacrilegious (2) too good; more than one deserves; unworthy of (3) wasteful 字体(じたい): type; font; lettering 体(てい): appearance; air; condition; state; form
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	88
Components	人: person 本: book; present; main; origin; true; real; counter for long cylindrical things
Number of Strokes	7
Kanji Radical	骨
Radical Number	188
Radical Strokes	10
Radical Reading	ほね・ほねへん
Traditional Form	體
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	body
Koohii Story 1	Mister T works out his body (body-building), using two piles of books (i.e. an exercise that can be done at home with two chairs, similar to push-ups but working mostly the shoulders, trapezius and triceps).
Koohii Story 2	Mr. T works out his body then rips a book apart to test is body. His favorite to destroy is Dianetics.

Body E.G One's Object True Organization Physical Style