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姿態 (したい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

姿し態たい

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun

figure; form; style

Refers to the shape, posture, or overall appearance of a person or thing, often with an artistic or formal nuance.

彼かの女じょの踊おどる姿し態たいは美うつくしかった。
Her dancing figure was beautiful.
彫ちょう刻こくは人にん間げんの姿し態たいを写しゃ実じつ的てきに表ひょう現げんしている。
The sculpture realistically depicts the human form.

Written forms

姿し態たいUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling.
姿し体たい
Variant kanji spelling; less common than 姿態.

Kanji

姿figure, form, shape
態attitude, condition, figure
体

body, substance, object

Similar words

姿すがた
姿 is the common word for 'figure' or 'appearance' in everyday contexts. 姿態 is more formal and often used in artistic or literary descriptions.
形けい態たい
形態 refers to 'form' or 'shape' in a more abstract or scientific sense, while 姿態 emphasizes the visible, often graceful, appearance.

Etymology

Compound of 姿 (appearance, figure) and 態 (condition, appearance). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys the sense of 'figure' or 'form'.