Kanji
姿
N1
9 strokes
Grade 6
freq #441
figure, form, shape
On'yomi (音読み)
シ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
すがた
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
姿勢
しせい
posture; pose
容姿
ようし
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
雄姿
ゆうし
majestic figure; imposing figure
低姿勢
ていしせい
(keeping a) low profile
星姿勢計
せいしせいけい
star tracker
現状有姿
げんじょうゆうし
as is; in (its) present state
交渉姿勢
こうしょうしせい
negotiating posture; attitude to negotiations
牌姿
はいし
tiles in one's hand
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
姿
すがた
figure; form
後ろ姿
うしろすがた
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind
晴れ姿
はれすがた
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
声はすれども姿は見えず
こえはすれどもすがたはみえず
it's audible but invisible; I hear voices but I can't see anybody
姿煮
すがたに
seafood cooked in a way that preserves its original shape
舞姿
まいすがた
dancing figure; one's appearance when dancing
スーツ姿
スーツすがた
suited figure; person in a suit
あるべき姿
あるべきすがた
how things should be; the way something ought to be
パジャマ姿
パジャマすがた
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
姿図
すがたず
elevation diagram (of a building); profile sketch
Example sentences
彼（かれ）は警官（けいかん）の姿（すがた）を見（み）ると逃（に）げた。
He ran away at the sight of the policeman.
彼（かれ）がとてもおかしな姿（すがた）に見（み）えたので、笑（わら）わざるをえなかった。
He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing.
熊（くま）が眠（ねむ）ったり横（よこ）になるとき、その姿勢（しせい）は熱（ねつ）を逃（のが）したいのか保（たも）ちたいのかによる。
When bears sleep or lie down, their postures depend on whether they want to get rid of heat or conserve it.
あまりに長（なが）く１つの姿勢（しせい）で座（すわ）っていた為（ため）に彼（かれ）の筋肉（きんにく）はずきずきした。
His muscles ached from sitting too long in one position.