立体

• 読み: りったい
• ローマ字: rittai
• 漢字の分解: 立 (ritsu) — stand, erect; 体 (tai) — body, form, object
• 発音: /ɾit.tai/

意味

Solid body; three-dimensional object. A physical form that has height, width, and depth.

A noun and no-adjective referring to three-dimensional shapes or objects, as opposed to 平面 (heimen, flat/two-dimensional). Used in maths, art, and architecture: 立体の図形 (solid figure), 立体駐車場 (multi-storey car park). Also used figuratively to describe something that has depth or dimensionality, such as a well-rounded character portrayal.

例文

1. 数学の授業で立体の体積の求め方を学んだ。
2. 駅前に大きな立体駐車場がある。
3. この作品は立体の構造がとても美しい。

使い方ガイド

場面: maths, art, architecture

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 立 (ritsu, stand/erect) + 体 (tai, body/form). Literally 'standing body' — a form that occupies space in three dimensions.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated