体 — body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

Readings

On'yomi

タイテイ

Kun'yomi

からだかたち

Example words

• 身体しんたい(1) body (2) health
• 全体ぜんたいwhole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
• 体制たいせいorder; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
• 団体だんたいorganization; organisation; association
• 体験たいけんpersonal experience
• 体育たいいくphysical education; gymnastics; athletics
• 一体いったい(1) ...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?") (2) one object; one body; unity (3) one form; one style (4) one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.) (5) generally; in general
• 主体しゅたい(1) main constituent; core; nucleus (2) subject (philosophical); protagonist