身しん体たい的てき

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Meanings

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physical; bodily

Describes something related to the body, as opposed to mental or spiritual. Often used in medical, health, or everyday contexts.

定てい期き的てきな運うん動どうは身しん体たい的てき健けん康こうに良いい。
Regular exercise is good for physical health.
彼かれは身しん体たい的てきに疲つかれていた。
He was physically tired.

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Kanji

身somebody, person, one's station in life
体body, substance, object
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

肉にく体たい的てき
身体的 is a more clinical, neutral word for 'physical' used in medical or scientific contexts, while 肉体的 can also carry a sexual or carnal nuance.
物ぶつ理り的てき
身体的 narrows the meaning to the human body, while 物理的 covers matter, physics, and objects more broadly.
生せい理り的てきN1
身体的 broadly describes anything related to the physical body, whereas 生理的 focuses more narrowly on biological functions and processes.

Opposites

精せい神しん的てきN1
身体的 refers to the body in a more medical or physiological sense and is often paired against 精神的 when discussing health or symptoms.

Built from

身しん体たい+的てき

Etymology

Compound of 身体 (shintai, 'body') + 的 (-teki, '-like, -al'). The suffix 的 is a productive way to form adjectival nouns from nouns.