肉にく体たい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

Refers to the physical body, often in contrast to the mind or spirit. Can also emphasize the body as a physical object or one's build.

が

大たい

切せつ

だ

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A balance between mind and body is important.

彼かれは鍛きたえ上あげた肉にく体たいを誇ほこっている。

He is proud of his well-trained physique.

肉にく体たいを鍛きたえるto train/build up one's body
彼かれは毎まい日にちジムで肉にく体たいを鍛きたえている。
He trains his body every day at the gym.
肉にく体たいが衰おとろえるfor the body to weaken/deteriorate
年ねんを取とるにつれて肉にく体たいが衰おとろえていくのは自し然ぜんなことだ。
It's natural for the body to weaken as one ages.
肉にく体たいを酷こく使しするto push one's body to the limit; to overwork the body
工こう場じょうでの長ちょう時じ間かん労ろう働どうは肉にく体たいを酷こく使しする。
Long hours of factory labor push the body to its limits.

身しん体たいN3
身体 is the neutral, everyday word for the body often used in medical contexts, while 肉体 emphasizes the physical flesh and build, often in contrast to the mind.
体からだN5
体 is the most common, casual word for the body, while 肉体 is more formal and appears in philosophical, literary, or fitness-related contexts.
生なま身みN1
肉体 is a formal, somewhat abstract term for the physical body, while 生身 stresses that the body is alive, vulnerable, and tangible.
肉にくN5
肉体 is a formal, literary term for the physical body used in philosophical or medical contexts, while 肉 is the everyday word for flesh or meat.
人じん体たいN1
肉体 emphasizes the fleshly, physical aspect of the body (often contrasted with the spirit), whereas 人体 is a neutral, objective term used in scientific contexts.

精せい神しんN3
精神 refers to the mind or spirit, standing in contrast to 肉体, which refers to the physical body.

Compound of 肉 (niku, 'flesh') and 体 (tai, 'body'). The word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.

sexual relations; physical intimacy

manual laborer; blue-collar worker