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

Contrast: 形(かたち) (shape (of objects))

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

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Added 2026.1.12 15:38 · Revised 2026.5.25 23:22

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