體
the body, substance, object, reality
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Readings
On'yomi
- タイ
- テイ
Kun'yomi
- からだ
- かたち
Meaning
體 centers on the physical form or structure of something: the body, a tangible object, or the underlying substance of reality.
Study
Etymology
體 combines 骨 (bone) with 豊, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a ritual vessel, together suggesting the physical framework or body.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 骨 means bone, the body's framework. The right side 豊 looks like a full ritual vessel, suggesting substance. Together, 體 is the body as a tangible, structured object.
Reading mnemonic
For タイ, imagine tying a ribbon around the body: tie -> タイ, and the ribbon wraps around the physical form of 體.