体 — body, substance, object
からだ
体
body
からだ
U+4F53
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #88
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #957
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- body
- substance
- object
Readings
- On'yomi
- たい tai てい tei
- Kun'yomi
- からだ karada かたち katachi
word
からだ karada Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
たい tai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
てい tei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
88 wordsEach dot is a word containing 体: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 35 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 亻 (person) provides the semantic domain — the human body. 本 (hon, origin/root) gives both the sound and a connotation: the body is the root or foundation of a person. Simplified from the traditional form 體.