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Kanji Detail for 姿 - "figure, appearance, posture"

姿

  • Meaning

    姿 means "figure, appearance, posture."

    1. Figure - A form; an appearance.

    2. Posture - A stance; a bearing.

    3. Appearance - The way one looks; form.

    4. Talent - Natural ability; quality.

  • Words using 姿

    • 姿勢 しせい Listen posture; pose; position
    • 容姿 ようし Listen (physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
    • 後ろ姿 うしろすがた Listen (a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view

  • Four-character idioms with 姿

    • 千姿万態 せんしばんたい Listen endless variety
    • 容姿端麗 ようしたんれい Listen attractive face and figure
    • 英姿颯爽 えいしさっそう Listen cutting a fine (dashing, gallant, noble) figure

  • Tattoo check: 姿

    • Verified meaning: figure, appearance, posture
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すがた)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 姿

    Given names 姿(すがた)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    figure; form; shape

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    one's manner, carriage, bearing

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    beauty; disposition; looks; appearance

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    grace, good looks; bearing, poise, posture

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Appearance that is soft and charming. Hence women's looks are called 姿色. | Same as 資. 天資, 資性 are all commonly written as 姿.

  • Onyomi

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    shi(シ) シ

  • Kunyomi

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    sugata(すがた) すがた

  • Strokes

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    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    女 (onna・onnahen)

  • Related Keywords

    figure posture appearance nature talent form aspect bearing countenance demeanor embodiment guise image look manner outline presence shape silhouette stance style

Sentences including 姿

  • She is certain to turn up.

  • When he saw me , he ran away.

  • I can hear you , but i can't see you.

  • Nobody ever saw hide or hair of him.

  • Bill didn't turn up at the party.

  • He is certain to turn up some time.

  • He did not turn up after all.

  • The man i was waiting for didn't turn up.

  • I thought it strange that he didn't turn up.

  • In the end , he did not come.

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