Word Meaning 五体

ごたい gotai

五体 is read as ごたい (gotai) and means the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet).

Meaning

English

  1. the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
  2. the five styles of writing Chinese characters
  3. the whole body

Reading

Kana

ごたい

Romaji

gotai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms 全身,総身 Rank 9729 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

五面体

ごめんたい

pentahedron

五体投地

ごたいとうち

prostration

五体満足

ごたいまんぞく

with no physical defects

四肢五体

ししごたい

the whole body

五分

ごぶ

5 parts

五十音

ごじゅうおん

the Japanese syllabary

五色

ごしき

five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black)

五重

いつえ

five-storied

五分五分

ごぶごぶ

as likely as not

五目

ごもく

mixture of ingredients (originally five)

五分

ごふん

five minutes

五分

ごぶん

diving into five parts