Japanese

Pronunciation

• Yutōyomi
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾ̠a̠da̠d͡ʑɯᵝː]

Alternative forms

• 身体中 (less common)

Noun

体中 ‎(hiragana からだじゅう, romaji karadajū)

1. throughout the body, from head to foot, all over

Etymology 2

May be from Middle Chinese compound 體中 ‎(thej^X trjuwng, literally “body + center; within”).

Alternatively, may be a Japanese coinage using Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 体 ‎(tai, “body”) + 中 ‎(chū, “within, inside”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• IPA^(key): [ta̠it͡ɕɯᵝː]

Noun

体中 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 體中, hiragana たいちゅう, romaji taichū)

1. the inside of the body, somewhere inside the body