Body type - Body shape

Japanese: 体つき - からだつき
Body type - Body shape

…It refers to the so-called “body shape” such as the body’s structure, fleshiness, and fatness, and refers to the morphological and quantitative characteristics of the entire body, which is made up of the skeleton, muscles, subcutaneous fat, etc. There is a word with almost the same meaning, “physique.” …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "body type" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…体の骨組み,肉づき,太りぐあいなどのいわゆる〈体つき〉のことで,骨格,筋肉,皮下脂肪などで構成される身体全体の形態学的・数量的特性をいう。ほとんど同じ意味の語として〈体位〉がある。…

※「体つき」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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