noun, takes genitive case の

  1. individual, specimen.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
個体 こたい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

individual, counter for articles
コ カ (5th, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
harden, set, clot
かた.める コ (4th, N2)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
body, substance, object
タイ からだ テイ (2nd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
book, present, main
ホン もと まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)