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embodiment; personification; incarnation
The act of giving concrete, tangible form to an abstract idea, value, or quality. Often used to describe a person or thing that perfectly represents an abstract concept.
理想を体現する。
To embody an ideal.
彼女は自由を体現したアーティストだ。
She is an artist who embodies freedom.
この建物は日本の伝統と現代の技術を体現している。
This building embodies both Japanese tradition and modern technology.
A formal word typically used in written language, speeches, and critical discussion. The pattern ～を体現する means to embody or give form to an abstract concept.
Compare with 具現 (realization, materialization), which focuses more on making something real or actual, while 体現 emphasizes representing an abstract quality through one's being or actions.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 理念を体現する — to embody a principle
- 精神を体現する — to embody a spirit
- 価値観を体現する — to embody values
- ～の体現 — the embodiment of ~