Meaning: a body, a shape
Reading: タイ、テイ、からだ
体力（タイリョク）: physical strength, stamina
体育（タイイク）: physical education
体験（タイケン）: (personal, practical) experience
身体（シンタイ）: the body, the person, the system
身体 can be read as からだ
人体（ジンタイ）: a human body
正体（ショウタイ）: one’s true character, an original form
全体（ゼンタイ）: the whole (body)
体裁（テイサイ）: appearance
体（テイ）たらく: a nasty state of affairs, a mess
体（からだ）: a body, one’s whole body
#体 is made of にんべん（ｲ , a person) and 本 (the base), so you can remember that a human body is the base of everything!
Having said that, 体 used to be an informal variant of 體 or 躰, so you cannot use 本 as a pronunciation indicator.
Having said that, 体 used to be an informal variant of 體 or 躰, so you cannot use 本 as a pronunciation indicator.
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