• 体からだ — body
• 全体ぜんたい — the whole / entirety
• 体育たいいく — physical education
• 体育館たいいくかん — gymnasium
• 体力たいりょく — physical strength
• 体重たいじゅう — body weight

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This kanji appears in medical, scientific, and everyday contexts. It represents both the human body and abstract ideas like structure or reality. The left side is the “person” radical (亻), and the right comes from 本 — suggesting one’s basic form.