# 体 body

(personleft) + 本 (book / the real)
★★★★★
7 strokes

## Onyomi

TAI | TIE up the body and take it to the morgue.

## Mnemonic

| The body is the real bits of a person.

## Kunyomi

からだ | the body ★★★★★

## Jukugo

液体(えきたい) | liquid ★★★☆☆ 液 (liquid) + 体 (body) = 液体 (liquid)
具体的(ぐたいてき) な or 　に | concrete/ in practice ★★★☆☆ 具 (tool) + 体 (body) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 具体的 (concrete/ in practice) concrete, literal, in practice . . as opposed to abstract, in theory
死体(したい) | corpse ★★★☆☆ 死 (death) + 体 (body) = 死体 (corpse)
体重(たいじゅう) | your mama's weight (450kilos?) ★★☆☆☆ 体 (body) + 重 (heavy / overlap) = 体重 (your mama's weight (450kilos?))
全体(ぜんたい) | entire,the whole thing. ★★☆☆☆ 全 (all) + 体 (body) = 全体 (entire,the whole thing.)
体育(たいいく) | P.E. class ★☆☆☆☆ 体 (body) + 育 (grow up / be raised) = 体育 (P.E. class)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
体 | body | FUNDAMENTAL | 本
休 | rest | TREE | 木

A person's body is FUNDAMENTAL to them, but they take a rest under a TREE.

## Synonyms

body 体 姿
mercy, magnanimity, lenience 情け 体感 同情
squad 団 隊 団体 部隊 xxx部 班
systematic, methodical 系統 体系てきに 慎重に考える 思料深い 数量化
weight 体重 重量