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See also:
U+8EB0, 躰
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8EB0

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 158, +5, 12 strokes, cangjie input 竹竹木一 (HHDM), composition )

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1237, character 23
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38065
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1711, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3809, character 12
  • Unihan data for U+8EB0

Chinese

Glyph origin

Ideogrammic compound (會意会意) : (body) + (basis).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“body; part of the body; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. body
  2. shape

Readings

  • Go-on: たい (tai)
  • Kan-on: てい (tei)
  • Kun: からだ (karada, )かたち (katachi, )

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
からだ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
からだ
body
the state of one's body:
physique, constitution, frame
health
Alternative spellings
, 身体,
(This term, , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
かたち
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
かたち2
shape or form
shapeliness: see 形有り (katachiari)
form, as opposed to substance
Alternative spelling
(This term, , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)