体
Body
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| たい | からだ | ｲ + 本 |
Influential Person (ｲ) + Book (本)
Let’s use the kanji “book” instead of the radical “real” for this one. So, in this case, the leader is made of books!
He’s a scary thing. His BODY is entirely made of books.
Be sure to imagine the scene of this guy made of books. He’s terrifying – choose a size, maybe it’s super big, making it more terrifying. Scariest things is he’s influencing people to join his side (he is a leader, after all), even though you know he’s out there to kill us all with his BODY made of books.
Reading: たい
When we think たい we think of a “tie” (the one you put around your neck).
The only thing on this influential book-monster’s BODY is a TIE (たい). Other than that, he’s totally naked, with a you-know-what made of books as well.
You should look at this book-monster and think “isn’t it weird that he’s wearing a TIE and nothing else? Why a TIE of all things?”
Vocabulary
This is a pretty great set of words, especially the base word, 体.
a 体（からだ）＝ Body
- Meaning: The same as the kanji.
- Reading: The reading for this vocab is pretty long and doesn’t really sound like anything. So, try to memorize it now, then try recalling it in a few minutes (then an hour, and then so on) to build that memory up.
a 死体（したい）＝ Dead Body
- Combo: 死 (death) + 体 (body)
- Meaning: A body afflicted with death is a “dead body.”
- Reading: The on’yomi readings of these kanji.
a 体力（たいりょく）＝ Physical Strength
- Combo: 体 (body) + 力 (strength)
- Meaning: Your body strength is your physical strength.
- Reading: The on’yomi readings of these kanji.
a 体内（たいない）＝ Internal
- Combo: 体 (body) + 内 (inside)
- Meaning: Inside the body – that’s internal.
- Reading: On’yomi readings of the kanji.