体位

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 体位 – see 體位 (“position”). (This term is the simplified form of 體位).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
体	位
たい Grade: 2	い Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
體位 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Middle Chinese 體位

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) た​いい [táꜜìì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ii]

Noun

体(たい)位(い) • (taii) ^{←たいゐ (taiwi)?}

1. physique
2. position
3. Short for 性交体位 (seikō taii, “sex position”).

Derived terms

• 回復体位(かいふくたいい) (kaifuku taii, “recovery position”)
• 性交体位(せいこうたいい) (seikō taii, “sex position”)