体型・体形|たいけいtaikei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfigure; body shape; build; physique; form
2. noun, medicinesomatotype; biotype; habitus; (type of) physique

• Synonym体つきからだつきNeutralNative Japanese word for the build you see from outside, as in 「がっしりした体つき」; 「体型」 classifies body types such as fat or thin.
• Synonym体格たいかくNeutralBuild judged by frame and flesh, e.g. 「体格がいい」; 「体型」 is about type categories like fat or thin rather than overall size.
• SynonymスタイルNeutralLoanword for how well-proportioned a figure is, used evaluatively and most often as praise in 「スタイルがいい」; it also means style or fashion.
• SynonymシェイプNeutralLoanword for body contour; rarely used alone, mostly in 「シェイプアップ」 (getting in shape); not used for body-type categories.
• Related形かたちNeutralShape of anything, the broadest of these words, and can describe a person's looks; for a person's fat-thin build use 「体型」.
• Related格好かっこうNeutralLooks, dress and posture, as in 「変な格好」; common in speech and centers on how someone is dressed, not body type.
• Related姿すがたNeutralA person's silhouette or figure, as in 「後ろ姿」 and 「姿を現す」, also dress and bearing; not specifically about fat-thin build.
• Related外見がいけんNeutralOutward appearance of people or things, looks and dress included, as in 「外見で判断する」; 「体型」 covers only the build.
• Related外形がいけいWrittenWritten word for the outer shape or outline, mostly of objects and buildings; for a person's build 「体型」 is the usual choice.
• Related姿形すがたかたちWrittenWritten word for a person's overall looks and figure, as in 「姿形が美しい」; it says nothing about fat-thin body types.
• Related筋骨きんこつWrittenMuscles and bones, by extension physique and strength, as in 「筋骨たくましい」; stresses robustness and is quite literary.
• Related姿態したいWrittenWritten word for the posture of someone performing an action, such as a dancer's form; unrelated to fat-thin body types.

Use 「体型」 for body types described as fat, thin, tall or short, as in 「体型を維持する」. Say 「体つき」 for the build as it looks, 「体格」 for frame and flesh, and 「スタイル」 to praise a fine figure. The other words cover shape, dress, looks or strength, not body-type categories.

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1. 人間にんげんの身体からだにおける外形がいけいの種類しゅるいのこと。身体からだつき。体形たいけいあるいは体格たいかく。