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Meaning of です体(ですたい) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

です体
Kana Reading
ですたい
Romaji
desutai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    literary form imparting the nuance of polite speech (with sentences ending in "desu" and verbs ending in "masu")

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JLPT 4

body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

On: タイ, テイ

Kun: からだ, かたち

7 strokes

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