スタイルsutairu

1. noun(one's) figure; build; physique; shape
   ダンスはスタイルをよくするのにいい。↗

   Dancing is good for the figure.
2. nounstyle
   ビキニスタイルの美少女びしょうじょは浜辺はまべでは目めを見張みはらすものだった。↗

   The pretty girl in the bikini was an eye-opener on the beach.

• Synonym体つきからだつきNeutralThe overall build or physique, as in 「がっしりした体つき」; a neutral, objective description. 「スタイル」 also covers style and fashion beyond the body.
• Synonym体格たいかくNeutralThe frame as seen from bone structure and muscle, as in 「体格がいい」 or 「小柄な体格」; fits sturdy and slight builds alike. Never used for style.
• Synonym体型たいけいNeutralThe type of body shape, as in 「痩せ型の体型」; neutral and objective. 「スタイルがいい」 typically praises a well-proportioned, attractive figure.
• Synonym作風さくふうWrittenThe style of a writer's or artist's work, as in 「独特の作風」; a written term confined to creative work.
• Synonym様式ようしきWrittenForms shared by an era or school, as in 「建築様式」; written and academic in flavor.
• Synonym流儀りゅうぎNeutralWays handed down by a school, or one's own consistent way of doing things, as in 「自分の流儀」.
• Synonym体躯たいくWrittenWritten language for the body or physique, as in 「堂々たる体躯」; in everyday speech say 「体格」.
• Synonym骨柄こつがらWrittenBuild and appearance, with overtones of character and bearing; an old-fashioned word rarely used today. Say 「体つき」 instead.
• Synonym背格好せいかっこうNeutralHeight and build taken together, used to describe a person's outward appearance, as in 「背格好が似ている」.
• Related身なりみなりNeutralHow neatly one is dressed, as in 「身なりを整える」; when 「スタイル」 refers to clothing it is about the style or cut, as in 「カジュアルなスタイル」, and it can also mean figure.
• Related仕様しようNeutralA way of doing something, or a product specification, as in 「仕様書」; close to 「スタイル」 only in the sense of method.
• Relatedやり方やりかたNeutralCommon in speech; the everyday word for a way of doing things. 「スタイル」 refers to the style of a person or a work.
• Related手てNeutralA means or trick, as in 「その手があった」; overlaps with 「スタイル」 only in the sense of method.
• Related方法ほうほうNeutralThe means for achieving a goal, with the emphasis on steps and procedure; 「スタイル」 stresses style and character.
• Related方式ほうしきWrittenFixed forms or systems, as in 「支払い方式」; formal and written in tone, never for personal style.
• Related手法しゅほうWrittenTechniques in art or technology, as in 「表現手法」; a written term. 「スタイル」 speaks of the overall style.
• Related仕方しかたNeutralA way or means of doing something; very common in 「仕方がない」. Says nothing about figure or style.
• Related型かたNeutralA fixed pattern or type, as in 「型にはまる」; also the set forms (kata) of the martial arts.
• Related作りつくりNeutralHow something is made or constructed, as in 「頑丈な作り」; can also refer to build or dress.
• Related柄がらNeutralPattern or design; also build and character, as in 「柄が大きい」 and 「柄にもない」.
• Relatedやり口やりくちCasualColloquial; a way of doing things that often carries a negative tinge, as in 「汚いやり口」. 「スタイル」 has no such nuance.
• Related仕口しくちWrittenA written word for a way or means, rarely used today; in construction it means the joint between timbers.
• Related筆法ひっぽうWrittenA written term for brushwork or a way of writing, extended to ways of arguing or handling matters; 「スタイル」 covers style of every kind.

Choose 「スタイル」 for a good figure (「スタイルがいい」) or for personal, artistic or fashion style. For a neutral description of the body use 「体型」 or 「体つき」, 「体格」 for frame, 「身なり」 for dress. For ways of doing things use 「やり方」 or 「方法」; for the style of a work, 「作風」; for the forms of an era or school, 「様式」.

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1. 文体ぶんたい、様式ようしき、型かた、種類しゅるい、流行りゅうこう、品位ひんい、芸風げいふう。
2. 体からだつきや姿すがた。