I saw a human figure in the fog.
山の姿が湖に映っている。
The shape of the mountain is reflected in the lake.
Focuses on how someone or something looks, including clothing, style, or outward presentation.
彼女はパーティーに美しい姿で現れた。
She appeared at the party in a beautiful dress.
そんな姿では人前に出られない。
I can't go out in public looking like that.
dressed in ...; wearing ...
Used as a suffix after nouns indicating clothing or style, e.g., 着物姿 (in a kimono), 普段着姿 (in casual clothes).
浴衣姿の女性が歩いている。
A woman in a yukata is walking.
彼のスーツ姿はとても格好いい。
He looks very cool in a suit.
I can see his figure in the distance.
He attended the ceremony dressed in a kimono.
The company returned to its original form after the reforms.
I caught sight of her at the station.
The monster can change into a human form.
姿 describes a person's overall appearance or form, while 影 specifically evokes the shadow or silhouette shape someone casts.
姿 is the visible, concrete form or figure of someone, whereas 面影 is the faint, remembered or imagined image that evokes resemblance to that person.
姿 refers broadly to a person's appearance or form, whereas 人影 emphasizes a dim or distant, often unidentifiable figure.
姿 is the everyday word for a person's or thing's visible appearance or figure, while 像 is more formal and often used for a fixed or represented form.
one's finest appearance; triumphant figure
appearance in a kimono; dressed in a kimono
effigy; likeness; portrait; statue
graceful figure; elegant appearance
first wearing of a kimono in the New Year
woman's appearance; woman's behaviour; someone dressed as a woman
elevation diagram; profile sketch
appearance; figure; shape; form
whole-fish simmering; cooking seafood whole
portrait; figure painting
sleeping figure; appearance while sleeping