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

(Tokyo) からだ [kàrádá] (Heiban – [0])^[2]^[4]^[5]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾa̠da̠]

Noun

からだ • (karada) ^{←からだ (karada)^?}

[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) [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
[from 1884] the state of one's body:
1. physique, constitution, frame
2. health

Derived terms

体(からだ)付(つ)き (karadatsuki)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 “体・躰・身体”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Entry at 語源由来辞典 (Gogen Yurai Jiten, “Etymology Derivation Dictionary”) (in Japanese)
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[KDJ2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 “体・躰・身体”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[SMK5-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[GYJ-3] Entry at 語源由来辞典 (Gogen Yurai Jiten, “Etymology Derivation Dictionary”) (in Japanese)

[DJR-4] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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