肉体的(にくたいてき)

USAGE: 肉体的(にくたいてき) specifically refers to the physical body, often contrasted with 精神的(せいしんてき) (mental/spiritual).

FORMS:

• 肉体的(にくたいてき)な＋noun (bodily/physical ~)
• 肉体的(にくたいてき)に (physically - adverbial form)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

• 肉体的(にくたいてき)な疲労(ひろう) (physical fatigue)
• 肉体的(にくたいてき)な苦痛(くつう) (physical pain)
• 肉体的(にくたいてき)にきつい (physically demanding)
• 肉体的(にくたいてき)労働(ろうどう) (physical labor)

COMPARISON:

• 物理的(ぶつりてき) - physical (relating to physics/material world)
• 肉体的(にくたいてき) - physical (relating specifically to the body)
• 身体的(しんたいてき) - physical, bodily (similar to 肉体的(にくたいてき), often used in medical/formal contexts)