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体 - N4 Kanji

Meaning of 体 意味

body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

体 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

からだ karada
かたち katachi

KUNYOMI 訓読み

タイ tai
テイ tei

Examples

奥さんのがみがみ小言にフレッドさんは大弱りの体であった。Fred was very troubled by his wife’s nagging.
カメレオンは周りの色に合わせて体色を変えることができる。The chameleon can take on the colors of its background.
あのころ、もっと一生懸命体を鍛えていたら、彼は今頃はもっと健康であろうに。If he had trained himself harder at that time, he would be healthier now.
彼は今までに9体の人型ロボットを製造していたが、その全てはデモンストレーションモデルだった。Up to now he had made nine humanoid robots but they were all demonstration models.
金より体。Health is better than wealth.
体に悪いよ。It’s not healthy for you.
体がほてります。I have hot flashes.
私は体を洗った。I washed myself.
寝不足は体に悪い。Want of sleep injures our health.
私は体は健康です。I’m healthy.

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