Vocabulary

What does 肉体 (にくたい, nikutai) mean?

肉体 (にくたい, nikutai) means the body, the flesh.

Quick facts
Readingにくたい
Romajinikutai
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
にくたい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnikutai

the body, the flesh

  1. 1noun the body; the flesh; the outer man

Example sentences

  • My body was completely exhausted from hard labor.

  • Mental and physical health are closely connected.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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