正体

しょうたい

true character, true form

Mnemonic

The correct body underneath whatever has been laid over the top of it. Next week they find out who he is: show しょう the tie たい and the room knows: しょうたい.

Built from

正

correct, right

止 a footprint with 一 a line drawn in front of it. Pulling up exactly on the mark rather than past it.

体

body

亻 person + 本 root, origin

Words sharing these kanji

正直 honest, upright 正しい correct 正に exactly, surely, truly 正確 accurate, precise 正解 right answer, correct solution 体 body 一体 what on earth, what the…身体 body 大体 mostly 体力 stamina, endurance 全体 whole, total 死体 corpse, body

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