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Japanese symbol for “physique”

Romaji: taikei
figure; body shape; build; physique

In Japanese, physique is , read (taikei).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n figure; body shape; build; physique; form
  2. n somatotype; biotype; habitus; (type of) physique (med)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

body, substance, object
on: タイ、テイ
kun: からだ、かたち
7 strokes · JLPT 3
mould, type, model
on: ケイ
kun: かた、-がた
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “physique”

WordReadingMeaning
たいかく taikakubuild; physique; frame
こっかく kokkakuskeleton; skeletal structure; build
からだ karadabuild; physique; frame
スタイル sutairu(one's) figure; build; physique
たい taibody; physique; posture

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぜんたい zentaiwhole; entirety
だんたい dantaigroup; party; team
たいけん taiken(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience
いったい ittai(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
たいせい taiseiorder; system; structure
たいじゅう taijuu(body) weight
おおがた oogatalarge; large-sized; large-scale
こがた kogatasmall-sized; small-scale; miniature

See also: Chinese symbol for “physique”.

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.

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