五ご体たい

noun

the whole body; all five body parts

Refers to the entire body, often with a nuance of all limbs and head. Sense 3 is the original meaning (head, two hands, two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands, feet). In modern use, 五体 is most common in set phrases like 五体満足 (with all limbs intact).

• 五ご体たい満まん足ぞくで生うまれてきたことに感かん謝しゃしている。

  I am grateful to have been born with all my limbs intact.

• 事じ故この後あと、五ご体たいが思おもうように動うごかなくなった。

  After the accident, my whole body no longer moved as I wanted.

noun

the five calligraphy styles

Refers to the five classical styles of writing Chinese characters: seal script (篆書), clerical script (隷書), regular script (楷書), semi-cursive script (行書), and cursive script (草書). This is a specialized term used in calligraphy and historical contexts.

• 書しょ道どうの先せん生せいは五ご体たいすべてを教おしえてくれた。

  The calligraphy teacher taught me all five styles.

• この展てん覧らん会かいでは五ご体たいの作さく品ひんが展てん示じされている。

  Works in all five calligraphy styles are exhibited at this exhibition.