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体

Body

WaniKani level 5JLPT N4Joyo grade 2Top 500 ¡ #887 strokes

Meanings

Body, Substance, Object, Reality, Counter For Images

On'yomi

たい、 てい

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

からだ、 かたち

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 体

体 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

体 (Body) is taught on WaniKani at level 5 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #88 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.

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