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しょうたい
Meanings
Noun
1. true character; true form; true colors (colours); identity; truth (of a mystery, phenomenon, etc.); origin
2. consciousness; one's senses
Alt. forms
正しょう体たい
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しょうたい
Pitch accent
しょ
うたい
Composed of
exactly; precisely; (arch.) correct; (arch.) right; (arch.) greater (of equal court ranks); (arch.) upper
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
unidentifiable; unidentified
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
Examples (2 in total)
There was no clue as to the identity of the murderer.
He wore a mask so that no one could recognize him.