人 体(じんたい)

じんたい

noun

the human body

1. the human body

The body of a human being, viewed as a physical or biological object. Used in science, medicine, and safety contexts rather than when talking about one's own body.

人体(じんたい)の仕組(しく)みを学(まな)ぶ。

Learn how the human body works.

この薬品(やくひん)は人体(じんたい)に有害(ゆうがい)だ。

This chemical is harmful to the human body.

人体(じんたい)の約(やく)六十(ろくじゅう)パーセントは水分(すいぶん)だと言(い)われている。

It is said that about sixty percent of the human body is water.

Common collocations

人体(じんたい)に影響(えいきょう)がある: to affect the human body
人体(じんたい)に害(がい)はない: harmless to humans
人体(じんたい)模型(もけい): anatomical model

Similar words

体(からだ): body — the everyday word, including one's own body
身体(しんたい): body — formal, used on forms and in phrases like 身体(しんたい)検査(けんさ)

Watch out

靭帯(じんたい) (ligament) has the same reading.

Related Words

Compare: 身体(しんたい) (body)

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