ごたい
Noun
1.
the whole body
2.
the five styles of writing Chinese characters
3.
the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
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激しい運動の後、五体すべてが筋肉痛になった。
After intense exercise, my whole body became sore.
疲労困憊で、五体が動かない。
I'm exhausted, and my whole body won't move.
仏像は、五体のバランスが非常に重要視される。
In Buddhist statues, the balance of the whole body is highly emphasized.
書道では、楷書、行書、草書など、五体の書体を学ぶ。
In calligraphy, one learns the five styles of writing, such as kaisho, gyousho, and sousho.
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