also: ボディ · ボデー · バディー · バディ
General term for a physical body, often used in contexts like car bodies, camera bodies, or the human body in a stylistic sense.
新しいカメラのボディーだけ買った。
I bought only the body of the new camera.
この車はボディーが大きい。
This car has a large body.
body blow
Boxing term; abbreviation of ボディーブロー. Refers to a punch to the opponent's torso.
See also: ボディーブロー
彼はボディーで相手を弱らせた。
He weakened his opponent with body blows.
He works out at the gym to build up his body.
The boxer hit his opponent's body.
車体 is the formal, technical term for a vehicle's body/chassis, whereas ボディー is a more casual loanword used for the same part.
身体 is a formal or legal term for the human body, while ボディー is a casual loanword typically used for physique, car bodies, or camera bodies.
bodyguard
bodybuilding
body painting
voluptuous body; gorgeous body
body talk; nonverbal communication
body blow
bodyboard
sound box; soundbox
body wave (breakdancing)
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'body'.
Common variant without the long vowel mark.
Irregular kana usage; may be encountered but is not standard.
Less common variant spelling.
Irregular kana usage; may be encountered but is not standard.
Loanword from English 'body'.
body scissors
strip-search; security pat-down
microbody
body-conscious; form-fitting; tight-fitting