体 Kanji – body
The Japanese kanji 体 can mean body, substance, object, reality, counter for images.
Meaning and Readings
How is 体 read?
体 has the onyomi readings タイ, テイ and the kunyomi readings からだ, かたち.
In romaji, these readings can be written as tai, tei, karada, katachi.
Common Japanese Words Using 体
These common Japanese words contain 体. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 遺体（いたい） — (dead) body, corpse, remains
- 一体（いったい） — (what) the heck, (why) in the world, (who) on earth
- 液体（えきたい） — liquid
- 解体（かいたい） — demolition, taking down, dismantling, disassembly, taking apart
- 外郭団体（がいかくだんたい） — auxiliary organization (organisation), extra-departmental body, fringe organization
- 機体（きたい） — fuselage, airframe
- 気体（きたい） — gas, vapour, vapor, gaseous body
- 巨体（きょたい） — huge body, large build
- 共同体（きょうどうたい） — cooperative body, cooperative system, collective, community
- 具体（ぐたい） — concreteness, embodiment