Japanese word

立体

Pronunciation

Romajirittai

Meaning

  • nounthree-dimensional object

Example

紙で立体を作ります。kami de rit tai o tsuku ri ma su

I make a three-dimensional object with paper.

Illustration for 立体 (three-dimensional object)

More examples

この作品は光の当て方で立体に見えます。ko no saku hin wa hikari no a te kata de rit tai ni mi e ma su

This work looks three-dimensional because of the way the light falls on it.

Core concept

Refers to something with width, height, and depth that occupies space rather than lying on a flat surface.

Common phrases

  • 立体を作るrit tai o tsuku ru

    make a three-dimensional object

  • 立体にするrit tai ni su ru

    make three-dimensional

  • 立体に見えるrit tai ni mi e ru

    look three-dimensional

Similar words

立体物rittaibutsu: A concrete object that has width, height, and depth and occupies space.

Definition in Japanese

平面上の形ではなく、奥行きや厚みを持つ物体。hei men jō no katachi de wa na ku oku yu ki ya atsu mi o mo tsu but tai

Word origin

立体 (rittai) combines 立 (ritsu, "stand") and 体 (tai, "body"), forming a compound for a body or form that stands in space.

Usage tips

  • 立体 (rittai) appears in 立体交差 (rittai kōsa), where roads pass over or under one another at different levels.

Opposites

  • 平面heimenplanenoun

Related words

  • 立体感rittaikanthree-dimensional feelnoun
  • 立体化rittaikamaking three-dimensionalnoun
  • 立体的rittaitekithree-dimensionalna-adjective

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