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Meaning of (たい) in Japanese

Kana Reading
たい
Romaji
tai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
    Meaning
    body; physique; posture
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    shape; form; style
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    substance; identity; reality
  • Parts of speech
    mathematics
    Meaning
    field
  • Parts of speech
    counter
    Meaning
    counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.)


Related Kanji

JLPT 4

7 strokes

body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

On'Yomi: タイ, テイ

Kun'Yomi: からだ, かたち

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