How to say figure in Japanese

JLPTN3

姿^★【すがたsugata】

noun:

figure; form; shape
appearance; dress; guise
state; condition; picture; image
form (of a waka) ➜ 和歌

suffix noun:

dressed in ...; wearing ...

Example Sentences

暗闇kurayami のno 中naka、俺ore はha 遠ざかるtoozakaru 後姿ushirosugata にni 必死にhisshini 手te をwo 伸ばすnobasu。: In the darkness, I frantically reach out towards the receding figure.
今日kyou のno 彼のkareno 演説enzetsu はha やたらyatara 大げさなoogesana 言葉kotoba がga 多くてookute 何nani をwo 言っているitteiru のno かka よくyoku わからなかったwakaranakatta。: He used so much inflated language in his speech today I couldn't figure out what he was saying.
父chichi はha 税金zeikin のno 計算keisan をwo しているshiteiru。: Father is trying to figure out his tax.
費用hiyou がga いくらかikuraka をwo 算出sanshutsu するsuru のno はha 容易youi ではありませんdehaarimasen。: It's not easy to figure out the cost.
彼女kanojo はha 今ima 何nani をwo しているshiteiru とto 思いますomoimasu かka。: What do you think she is doing now?

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