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姿

Figure
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingシ
Kun readingすがた

Meanings

  1. figureRtK
  2. form
  3. shape
  1. dress

Synonyms

和歌

Popular Usage

姿勢

Radicals and components

Radical女woman
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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next · ice (冫) · lack · yawn · woman (女)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 513

Compound words

警察官の姿を見て、彼はたちまち逃げ去った。すがた
As soon as he saw the policeman, he ran away.tatoeba
彼は店の奥の暗い隅に姿を消した。
He disappeared into a dark corner at the back of the shop.tatoeba
彼は昼頃まで姿を見せなかった。
He did not appear until about noon.tatoeba
彼は人混みに素早く姿を消した。
He lost himself quickly in the crowd.tatoeba
彼は人込みの中に姿を消した。
He disappeared in the crowd.tatoeba
姿勢や呼吸の重視
There is an emphasis on attitude and breathing.wiki
重視していた姿勢が見て取れる。
It showed that he valued the Sofuku-ji Temple.wiki

Real voices: how native speakers say it

These sentences were read aloud by real people — native Japanese speakers — for the open Mozilla Common Voice project. Listen to how a phrase sounds in real speech: the intonation, the pace, the way words run together. Two speakers mean two different people read it — compare them.

あなたのおかげで私はこんな姿になってしまいました。
あなたのおかげでわたしはこんなすがたになってしまいました。Because of you, I've become like this.
ずっと同じ姿勢だと痛くなる
ずっとおなじしせいだといたくなるBeing in the same position all the time gets painful.
スタッフは感心して姿勢を正す
すたっふはかんしんしてしせいをただすThe staff straightened up in admiration

Recordings and sentences: Mozilla Common Voice, CC0

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Figure, form. 次 + 女 (woman) — a figure, a posture.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 姿

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step