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等身 (とうしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
body proportions ; bodily scale
Refers to the proportions or scale of a whole body, especially in contexts such as characters, figures, drawings, and design. Often used as a noun or in の-modifying phrases such as 等身のバランス.
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In manga, artists sometimes change a character's body proportions to suit the scene.
Kanji 等 etc., and so forth, class (first) 身 somebody, person, one's station in life Similar words 頭とう 身しん 頭身 specifically measures body proportion by how many head-lengths tall a figure is, as in 八頭身. 等身 is a broader word for body proportions or bodily scale.
等とう 身しん 大だい 等身大 means life-size or true-to-life in scale, while 等身 by itself refers to body proportions.
体たい 格かく 体格 means a person's physique or build; 等身 focuses more on proportional balance or scale of the body.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 等, associated with equality or scale, and 身, meaning body. The spelling straightforwardly points to bodily scale or proportions.
