1.
physical, bodily, corporeal
Relating to the physical body as opposed to the mind or spirit.
肉体的に疲れている。
I'm physically tired.
この仕事は肉体的にきつい。
This job is physically demanding.
肉体的な苦痛だけでなく、精神的な苦痛もある。
There's not only physical pain but also mental pain.
USAGE: 肉体的 specifically refers to the physical body, often contrasted with 精神的 (mental/spiritual).
FORMS:
- 肉体的な＋noun (bodily/physical ~)
- 肉体的に (physically - adverbial form)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 肉体的な疲労 (physical fatigue)
- 肉体的な苦痛 (physical pain)
- 肉体的に{きつい|} (physically demanding)
- 肉体的労働 (physical labor)
COMPARISON:
- 物理的 - physical (relating to physics/material world)
- 肉体的 - physical (relating specifically to the body)
- 身体的 - physical, bodily (similar to 肉体的, often used in medical/formal contexts)