A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N4 · 7 strokes

Body ; Substance ; Object ; Reality ; Counter For Images

Readings on: タイ・テイ
Kun readings: からだ・かたち

体からだ — body

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 大体だいたい — overall; general; essential point Word card → Source
• 身体しんたい — body (physical) Word card → Source
• 体温たいおん — Body temperature Word card → Source
• 団体だんたい — association; organization Word card → Source
• 具体ぐたい — concrete; tangible; material Word card → Source
• 一体いったい — a body; an object Word card → Source