Japanese symbol for “bodily”
肉体的
にくたいてき
Romaji: nikutaiteki
bodily; physical; corporeal
In Japanese, bodily is 肉体的, read にくたいてき (nikutaiteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na bodily; physical; corporeal
- adj-na sexual; sensual; of the flesh
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bodily”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 体ごと | からだごと karadagoto | bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body |
| 諸に | もろに moroni | completely; all the way; altogether |
| 身体上 | しんたいじょう shintaijou | physical; bodily; corporeal |
| 身体的 | しんたいてき shintaiteki | physical; bodily |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 筋肉 | きんにく kinniku | muscle |
| 肉体 | にくたい nikutai | the body; the flesh; the outer man |
| 皮肉 | ひにく hiniku | irony; sarcasm; cynicism |
| 牛肉 | ぎゅうにく gyuuniku | beef |
| 焼肉 | やきにく yakiniku | yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue |
| 豚肉 | ぶたにく butaniku | pork |
| 全体 | ぜんたい zentai | whole; entirety |
| 団体 | だんたい dantai | group; party; team |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.