正体

See also: 正體

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 正体 – see 正體 (“the “proper/standard form” of scripts, especially of Chinese characters; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 正體).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Alternative spelling
正體 (kyūjitai)

正(しょう)体(たい) • (shōtai) ^{←しやうたい (syautai)^?}

a natural, original, true, etc. form, shape or identity
あの男(おとこ)の正(しょう)体(たい)
ano otoko no shōtai
that man's true colors / true identity

Alternative spelling
正體 (kyūjitai)

正(せい)体(たい) • (seitai)

a Traditional Chinese character
(calligraphy, typography, of a Han character) the "standard", most recognized form
(typography, of a glyph) the undistorted form (as opposed to a scaled or oblique form, for example, originally in phototypesetting)
Coordinate terms: 斜体, 長体, 平体

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN