体
体 — Body
body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
On’yomiタイ (tai)
On’yomiテイ (tei)
Kun’yomiからだ (karada)
Kun’yomiかたち (katachi)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 体
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 具体的 | ぐたいてき gutaiteki | concrete; definite; specific |
| 全体 | ぜんたい zentai | whole; entirety; to begin with |
| 体制 | たいせい taisei | order; system; structure |
| 団体 | だんたい dantai | group; party; team |
| 共同体 | きょうどうたい kyoudoutai | cooperative body; cooperative system; collective |
| 自治体 | じちたい jichitai | municipality; local government; self-governing body |
Study notes
体 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #88 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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