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姿: Form/Appearance

adept #54
~ 5 Minutes

Introduction

Piggybacking off of our previous lesson on かた・けい, we'll be taking a look at another word that can be used to describe the "shape" of something: 姿すがた.


姿すがた: The shape of (insert your favorite shapely object here)

構成こうせい

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    Noun(の)姿すがた

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    Verb(Casual/ている/stem form)姿すがた
    Example:
    → マイクのかんがえている姿すがた、かわいいね。
    ”Mike is cute when he's thinking isn't he?"

姿すがた is a noun that means "figure; form; shape; appearance", and can be used to refer to someone's physical appearance, their appearance in certain clothing, or the way one appears when doing something. Let's start off by taking a look at my favorite pattern:

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