姿(すがた)

すがた

noun

figure, form, appearance

1. figure, form, shape

The visible shape or outline of a person or thing.

彼(かれ)の姿(すがた)が見(み)えなくなった。

His figure disappeared from sight.

働(はたら)く姿(すがた)を見(み)て感動(かんどう)した。

I was moved by seeing them work.

猫(ねこ)が姿(すがた)を消(け)した。

The cat disappeared.

2. appearance, look

How someone or something looks; outward appearance.

着物(きもの)姿(すがた)が美(うつく)しい。

She looks beautiful in a kimono.

スーツ姿(すがた)の彼(かれ)は普段(ふだん)と違(ちが)って見(み)えた。

He looked different from usual in a suit.

後(うし)ろ姿(すがた)が母(はは)にそっくりだった。

Her figure from behind looked just like her mother's.

姿(すがた) refers to a person's visible form or appearance.

Common patterns

～姿(すがた) (appearance in..., figure wearing...)
姿(すがた)が見(み)える (one's figure is visible)
姿(すがた)を消(け)す (to disappear)
姿(すがた)を現(あらわ)す (to appear, to show up)

Common collocations

着物(きもの)姿(すがた) (appearance in kimono)
後(うし)ろ姿(すがた) (figure from behind)
本来(ほんらい)の姿(すがた) (true form/nature)
姿(すがた)形(かたち) (form and shape)

Similar words

姿(すがた): figure, appearance (visual form of a person)
形(かたち): shape, form (of objects)
外見(がいけん): outward appearance

Related Words

Compare: 形(かたち) (shape (of objects))

Related: 外見(がいけん) (outward appearance)

Compare: ありよう (the way something is)

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Added 2026.1.12 15:38 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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