からだ

Japanese
Alternative spellings
体
身体
躯
躰

Etymology

Ultimate derivation somewhat unclear. The initial kara- portion is generally thought to be 殻 (kara, “shell, husk”) in reference to the body as the "shell" in which the soul resides.[1] The exact nature of the final -da suffix is left unexplained.[1][2]

Some sources indicate that karada originally referred more specifically to the sense of corpse, dead body.[3] However, the term is first attested in 950 with the sense of living body, with the dead body sense not attested until the early 1300s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

からだ • (karada) ←からだ (karada)?

  1. [from 950] body
    • 2004 November 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)二(に)十(じゅう)六(ろく)訓(くん)　旅(たび)にはパンツは忘(わす)れてもＵＮＯ(ウノ)は忘(わす)れるな [Lesson 26: Never Forget to Bring UNO on a Trip Even If You Might Forget Your Underwear]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) (銀(ぎん)魂(たま)) [Silver Soul], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      あー　身体(からだ)も重(おも)いし　完(かん)全(ぜん)に二(ふつ)日(か)酔(よ)いじゃの〰アッハッハッハッハッ
      Ā karada mo omoishi Kanzen ni futsukayoi ja no~ ahhahhahhahha'
      Agh, my body feels all heavy. Must be the hangover~ ahahahaha
  2. [from 1884] the state of one's body:
    1. physique, constitution, frame
    2. health

Derived terms

See also

References
  1. “体・躰・身体”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Entry at 語源由来辞典 (Gogen Yurai Jiten, “Etymology Derivation Dictionary”) (in Japanese)
  4. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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