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体 = 亻 + 本

体 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “body”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 本 (book). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1030.

Keyword
body
RTK frame
1030
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タイ, テイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
からだ, かたち
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
тело
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
体 body

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 本 book

How to find 体 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “book”. 体 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 体 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.