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Kanji Detail for 體 - "body, form, something with form, foundation, embody"
體
- Meaning
體 means "body, form, something with form, foundation, embody."
Body - The physical form.
Form - An appearance; a state; a shape.
Something with form - An object with a definite shape.
Foundation - The basis; the source.
Embody - To put into practice.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
the body; substance; object; reality
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
body; group, class, body, unit
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
used in 體己|体己[ti1 ji5]; Taiwan pr. [ti3]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
body; group, class; form, style, system
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The body. Speaking of the whole is called 全體. Speaking of a part is called 一體. In geometry, what has length, width, and thickness is called 體. As in points, lines, surfaces, and solids. | Things with a fixed format or fixed structure are called 體. As in 文體 (literary style), 字體 (font style), 政體 (political system), 國體 (state system). Terms like 體制 (system), 體裁 (format) all have this meaning. To put oneself in another's position. As in 體察 (observe), 體味 (appreciate), 體恤 (sympathize), 體諒 (understand) all have this meaning. | Those who are equal are called 一體. Like saying 一概, 一律 (uniform). | The opposite of 用 (application). All principles that manifest in action are called 用. The underlying principle they come from is called 體. As in "Ritual has respect as its essence and harmony as its application."
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- Kunyomi
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