Kanji

What does the kanji 体 mean?

体 means body. On'yomi タイ、テイ. Kun'yomi からだ、かたち.

Quick facts
On'yomiタイ、テイ
Kun'yomiからだ、かたち
Strokes7
Main radical人
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
On'yomi タイ、テイKun'yomi からだ、かたち
N4 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes

body

Memory hook

For a person (亻), the root and origin (本) of everything is their own body — BODY.

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Common words

  • 体からだbody
  • 体裁ていさいappearance, form; reputation, face
  • 大体だいたいroughly, approximately; generally

More words with this kanji

  • 一体いったいas one; on earth, actually (emphatic question)
  • 体温たいおんbody temperature
  • 体育たいいくphysical education
  • 体調たいちょうphysical condition
  • 体重たいじゅうbody weight
  • 全体ぜんたいthe whole, entirety
  • 具体ぐたいconcrete, specific
  • 団体だんたいgroup, organization
  • 字体じたいfont, typeface, character form
  • 正体しょうたいtrue identity, true nature
  • 気体きたいgas
  • 身体しんたいbody
  • 重体じゅうたいcritical condition (medical)
  • 体制たいせいsystem, structure, regime
  • 体操たいそうgymnastics, exercise
  • 体積たいせきvolume (measurement)
  • 体系たいけいsystem, framework
  • 個体こたいindividual, specimen
  • 文体ぶんたいwriting style
  • 死体したいcorpse, dead body
  • 液体えきたいliquid
  • 自体じたいitself, in itself
  • 主体しゅたいmain body, principal entity
  • 人体じんたいhuman body

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.