姿 means “figure, form, appearance”

すがた · sugata

Also: shape

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): すがた
On'yomi (Chinese reading): シ

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The story

A woman (女) under next (次): picture her pausing at the mirror before the next thing, checking her outline. 姿 is the shape of a person: 姿勢 is posture and stance, and summer photos are captioned 浴衣姿, someone in a yukata.

Used in 姿 (sugata, figure/appearance), 姿勢 (shisei, posture/attitude), and 後ろ姿 (ushirosugata, someone seen from behind)

姿 means “figure, form, appearance”

The story

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