# 体 — Body

Frequency rank 50 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 立 (Stand), less common than 部 (Part).

- On’yomi: たい、てい
- Kun’yomi: からだ
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 2
- Strokes: 7

A doctor traces the outline of a person from head to heel against a solid tree trunk.

In words:

- 体 からだ — body
- 大体 だいたい — generally
- 体温 たいおん — temperature (body)

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