五体

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
たい
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
五體 (kyūjitai)
 五体 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(たい) (gotai

  1. the five parts of a body that are said to make it whole
    Meronyms: (ashi, legs), (atama, head), (kubi, neck), (te, arms), (mune, torso)
    (Buddhism) Meronyms: , 両足 (ryōashi, both arms), 両手 (ryōte, both legs)
    (traditional Chinese medicine) Meronyms: (kin, tendons), (kotsu, bones), (niku, flesh), (myaku, blood vessels), 毛皮 (mōhi, skin)
  2. (calligraphy, typography) the five principal East Asian calligraphic/typographic styles of Chinese origin
    Meronyms: 行書 (gyōsho, semicursive), 真書 (shinsho, regular), 草書 (sōsho, cursive), 篆書 (tensho, seal), 隷書 (reisho, clerical)
    Meronyms: 古文 (kobun, ancient), 小篆 (shōten, small seal), 大篆 (daiten, large seal), 八分 (happun, bafen), 隷書

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN