体・身体・躯・躰|からだkarada[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounbodyからだ is a gikun reading of 身体
   カメレオンは周まわりの色いろに合あわせて体色たいしょくを変かえることができる。↗

   The chameleon can take on the colors of its background.

   あのころ、もっと一生懸命いっしょうけんめい体からだを鍛きたえていたら、彼かれは今頃いまごろはもっと健康けんこうであろうに。↗

   If he had trained himself harder at that time, he would be healthier now.
2. nountorso; trunk
3. nounbuild; physique; frame; figure
4. nounhealth; constitution

• SynonymボディーNeutralA loanword for the body, or a car's body; mostly seen in compounds like 「ボディーケア」 or in boxing for a body blow rather than as an everyday word for 「体」.
• Synonym五体ごたいWrittenWritten word for the whole body, with a traditional flavor; best known from the set phrase 「五体満足」.
• Synonym肉体にくたいNeutralThe flesh as opposed to the mind or spirit — the body as something physical and material, as in 「肉体労働」. Use it when the contrast with the mind matters.
• Synonym骨身ほねみWrittenWritten word for flesh and bones; mostly confined to idioms such as 「骨身を惜しまず」 and 「骨身にしみる」, so it rarely stands in for 「体」.
• Synonym全身ぜんしんNeutralThe whole body from head to toe, emphasizing the full extent, as in 「全身が痛い」; use it when every part of the body is meant.
• Synonym身体しんたいNeutralSino-Japanese word read 「しんたい」, the choice in formal settings such as medicine and law, as in 「身体検査」; in casual speech 「体」 is the default.
• Synonym体躯たいくWrittenWritten term for one's physique or build, as in 「堂々たる体躯」; a formal prose word, not a stand-in for 「体」 in speech.
• Related図体ずうたいCasualColloquial, disparaging word for someone's body as sheer bulk, typically a big one, as in 「図体ばかり大きい」; it sounds critical where 「体」 is neutral.
• Related御身おんみFormalArchaic, formal honorific for the other person's body or health, seen mainly in letters such as 「御身大切に」.
• Antonym心こころNeutralThe opposite of 「体」: the inner self, the mind and spirit. Where 「体」 is the physical side, 「心」 is the mental side.
• Antonym精神せいしんNeutralAlso set against 「体」: the mind, spirit and psychological side. It leans toward written prose.

「体」 is the default word for the body. Use 「身体」 in formal contexts like medicine or law, 「肉体」 when contrasting with the mind, 「全身」 for the body as a whole, and 「図体」 for a big frame with a critical edge. 「ボディー」 lives in loanword compounds, 「体躯」 and 「五体」 in written prose, 「骨身」 in idioms, 「御身」 in letters; 「心」 and 「精神」 stand for the mind as opposed to the body.

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

1. 人間にんげんや動物どうぶつの、頭あたまから足あしまでのすべての部分ぶぶん。
2. 首くびから腰こしまでの、頭あたまと足あしをのぞいた部分ぶぶん。
3. 人ひとの見た目みための大おおきさや形かたち。背せの高たかさや太ふとさなど。
4. 病気びょうきになりやすいかどうかなど、人ひとの丈夫じょうぶさの程度ていど。