【体】(tai, tei, karada/ body) Japanese Kanji | JLPT N4

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This time, I will introduce the Kanji character 体.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-reading is
・たい　tai
・てい　tei

For example,
・体操　たいそう　tai-sou
It means gymnastics

・肉体　にくたい　niku-tai
It means body
It represents the flesh and blood of a human body without the "spirit" (mind).

・身体　しんたい　shin-tai
It means body
It’s the human body, including both the "spirit (mind)" and the "body

・本体　ほんたい　hon-tai
It means body (of a machine)

・体験　たいけん　tai-ken
It means experience

・一体　いったい　ittai
It means in general

・液体　えきたい　eki-tai
It means liquid

・気体　きたい　ki-tai
It means vapor, gas

・固体　こたい　ko-tai
It means solid body

・解体　かいたい　kai-tai
It means disassembly, dismantling

・合体　がったい　gattai
It means coalescence

・具体的　ぐたいてき　gu-tai-teki
It means concrete, specific

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・からだ　karada

For example,
・体　からだ　karada
It means body

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.
But, there is no special reading.

Meanings 

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "体".
・body

Radical

And the radical of this character is 亻　nin-ben
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

There is no family name that uses the kanji character "体", which is widely used in Japan

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 体

Similar

Finally, here is kanji that is similar to 体
・休　きゅう、やすむ　kyuu, yasu-mu
It means rest

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