How to say "physique" in Japanese

• スタイルJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounCovers physique as one's overall figure, often with a suggestion of shape or attractiveness, as in comments on a good or poor figure. Typical in everyday talk and fashion contexts.
  ダンスはスタイルをよくするのにいい。↗

  Dancing is good for the figure.
• 体格たいかくJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounRefers to a person's physical build in terms of size and frame, such as being large, small, or muscular. Common in medical, sports, and descriptive contexts about someone's bodily constitution.
  そのスポーツ選手せんしゅはがっしりした体格たいかくをしていた。↗

  The athlete had a strong build.
• 体型たいけいCommon
  nounRefers to body shape or figure type, focusing on the form or contour of the body rather than sheer size. Typical when describing whether someone is slim, stocky, or well-proportioned.
• 骨格こっかくCommon
  nounMeans the skeletal structure or frame of a body, so it matches 'physique' only in that structural sense. Used in anatomy, fashion, and discussions of underlying body frame.
  骨格こっかくたくましい体格たいかくなので彼かれは柔道家じゅうどうかでとおっている。↗

  With his muscular constitution he passes for a judoist.
• 骨組みほねぐみCommon
  nounPrimarily means a skeletal frame or framework of a structure, and its use for a person's physique is marginal. For human build this is seldom the word you want; it is really about frameworks.

Use 体格 or 体型 for a person's physical build, 「スタイル」 for an attractive figure, 骨格 for skeletal frame, and avoid 「骨組み」, which normally means a structural framework.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• スタイル(one's) figure
• 体格たいかくbuild
• 体型たいけいfigure
• 骨格こっかくskeleton
• 骨組みほねぐみskeletal frame
• 体たいbody
• 体位たいいphysique
• 骨相こっそうphysique
• フィジークphysique (bodybuilding category)
• がたいbody build
• 筋骨きんこつmuscles and bones
• 体躯たいくbody
• 骨柄こつがらbuild
• 躯幹くかんbody
• 背格好せいかっこうstature
• 体からだbuild
• 作りつくりbuild
• 柄がらbody build