King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

体 — kanji meaning “body”

body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

Meanings
body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Name readings
Strokes
7
School grade
2
JLPT (old scale)
Level 3
Newspaper frequency
#88 of 2,500
Classical radical
9
Chinese reading
tǐ, bèn — Chinese character page

Words with 体

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
たいけい taikeifigure; body shape; build
ほんたい hontaisubstance; true form; true character
たいいく taiikuphysical education; PE; gym (class)
たいりょく tairyokuphysical strength; power; stamina
たいちょう taichouphysical condition; state of health; shape
いたい itai(dead) body; corpse; remains

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