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
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Added 2026.1.12 15:38 · Revised 2026.2.28 14:39
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