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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 2

体 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

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On: タイtai テイtei
Kun: からだkarada かたちkatachi

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

体7 strokes

How to write 体: stroke order

体 has 7 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

体 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 体 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 体

The parts 体 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

亻 (人)
person
Radical
本
book; origin; counter for long objects

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 2

地 ground; landOnチ、ジKunつち、ところ目 eye; aimOnボク、モクKunま、め、まなこ場 placeOnジョウ、チョウKunば代 replace; generationOnタイ、ダイKunかえる、かわる、よ私 I; privateOnシKunわたくし、わたし、ひそか立 stand; establishOnリツ、リュウ、リットルKunたつ、たてる、たち物 thing; objectOnブツ、モツKunもの田 rice fieldOnデンKunた、かる、かり体 bodyOnタイ、テイKunからだ、かたち動 moveOnドウ、トウKunうごく、うごかす、ややもすれば