KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小27 strokesRadical 人#88 in newspapers
体 · body, substance
体 is a kanji meaning body, substance, object, reality. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- タイtai
- テイtei
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- からだkarada
- かたちkatachi
Practise the N4 kanji
In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 体 · 34 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 体からだ | からだ | body; health | N5 |
| 大体だいたい | だいたい | approximately; in most cases; in general; to begin with (same as もともと) | N4 |
| 重体じゅうたい | じゅうたい | seriously ill, critical state | N3 |
| 身体しんたい | しんたい | the body | N3 |
| 一体いったい | いったい | one object; body; what on earth?; generally | N3 |
| 気体きたい | きたい | vapor, gas | N3 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 具体ぐたい | ぐたい | concrete, tangible, material | N3 |
| 全体ぜんたい | ぜんたい | whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter) | N3 |
| 体育たいいく | たいいく | physical education, gymnastics, athletics | N3 |
| 体温たいおん | たいおん | temperature (body) | N3 |
| 体重たいじゅう | たいじゅう | (body) weight | N3 |
| 団体だんたい | だんたい | organization, association | N3 |
| 字体じたい | じたい | font, lettering | N3 |
| 正体しょうたい | しょうたい | natural shape, one's true colors, true character | N3 |
| 液体えきたい | えきたい | liquid, fluid | N2 |
| 個体こたい | こたい | an individual | N2 |
| 死体したい | したい | corpse | N2 |
| 体系たいけい | たいけい | system, organization | N2 |
| 体制たいせい | たいせい | order, system, structure | N2 |
| 体積たいせき | たいせき | capacity, volume | N2 |
| 体操たいそう | たいそう | gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics | N2 |
| 文体ぶんたい | ぶんたい | literary style | N2 |
| 肉体にくたい | にくたい | the body, the flesh | N1 |
| 体付きからだつき | からだつき | body build, figure | N1 |
| 天体てんたい | てんたい | heavenly body | N1 |
| 人体じんたい | じんたい | human body | N1 |
| 体格たいかく | たいかく | physique, constitution | N1 |
| 体験たいけん | たいけん | personal experience | N1 |
| 体力たいりょく | たいりょく | physical strength | N1 |
| 体裁ていさい | ていさい | decency, style, form, appearance | N1 |
| 主体しゅたい | しゅたい | subject, main constituent | N1 |
| 物体ぶったい | ぶったい | object | N1 |
| 本体ほんたい | ほんたい | substance, body, trunk | N1 |
| 立体りったい | りったい | solid body | N1 |
Example sentence
体に悪いよ。
からだにわるいよ
It's not healthy for you.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #138013 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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