身しん体たい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

noun

body; physical system; person

Refers to the physical body, often in medical, legal, or formal contexts. The reading しんたい is formal; in everyday speech the same kanji are usually read からだ.

Written forms

身体Usage100%
- しんたい
  Standard kanji spelling for the reading しんたい. Often read からだ in practice, but the word's primary reading is しんたい.
- しんだい
  out-dated reading
- しんてい
  out-dated reading
身しん體たいUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Kyūjitai form; included for search compatibility.
しんだい
out-dated reading
しんてい
out-dated reading

Kanji

身somebody, person, one's station in life
体body, substance, object
體the body, substance, object

Similar words

体からだ
からだ is the everyday word for 'body'. 身体 read しんたい is more formal and often used in compound terms or official contexts.

Etymology

The kanji 身 (body, oneself) and 体 (body, form) combine to mean 'physical body'. The reading しんたい is the on'yomi of both characters.