Illustration: Three adult friends stand in a neighborhood clothing shop trying on the same model of plain jacket. One has a broad frame and thick torso, another is tall with long limbs, and the third has a compact, slender build. Their distinct shoulders, chests, and proportions remain easy to see.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

体たい格かく

taikaku

build, physique

Example sentences

そのスポーツ選手せんしゅはがっしりした体格たいかくをしていた。
The athlete had a strong build.
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彼かれは体格たいかくが良よい。
He’s well built.
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彼女かのじょは華奢きゃしゃな体格たいかくだ。
She is delicately constituted.
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Kanji in 体格

体body; substanceOnタイ・テイKunからだ・かたち
格status; rankOnカク・コウ・キャク

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