体付き
からだつき · karadatsuki · JLPT N1 · noun
physique
🏋️ 体付き = body + attached: the build your body is 'attached' with, like kara (body) + da-tsuki (attached to)
からだ (kara-da) means body and つき (tsuki) comes from 付く, to attach or adhere. A build is the physique that clings to your frame, so 体付き refers to body build or figure.
付 — person radical 亻 + hand 寸
付 originally pictured a hand (寸) reaching out to hand something to a person (亻), depicting the act of giving or delivering. The core sense 'to hand over, deliver, pay' has remained stable since ancient bronze inscriptions. It also serves as a phonetic component in characters like 附, 符, and 府.