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体

Kanji 体: meaning "body", readings, stroke order

The kanji 体 means "body". On'yomi: タイ、テイ; kun'yomi: からだ. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
body
On'yomi
タイテイ
Kun'yomi
からだ
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
體 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 体

  • 体 からだ — Body
  • 大体 だいたい — approximately; in most cases; in general; to begin with (same as もともと)
  • 体重 たいじゅう — Body weight
  • 身体 しんたい — the body
  • 一体 いったい — one object; body; what on earth?; generally
  • 気体 きたい — vapor, gas
  • 具体 ぐたい — concrete, tangible, material
  • 全体 ぜんたい — whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)
  • 体育 たいいく — physical education, gymnastics, athletics
  • 体温 たいおん — temperature (body)
  • 団体 だんたい — organization, association
  • 字体 じたい — font, lettering

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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