Definition of 正体 (しょうたい)

しょうたい

正体

しょうたい

shoutai

Common word

noun

true character, true form, true colors (colours), identity, truth (of a mystery, phenomenon, etc.), origin

consciousness, one's senses

Related Kanji

正	correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
体	body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

Example sentences(showing 9 results)

しょうたい

ばくろ

Now you've given yourself away

きみ

とう

おとこ

しょうたい

みぬ

I can't understand how your father managed to see through that man

わたし

かれ

しょうたい

みやぶ

でき

I could not find him out

しょうたい

、

かいしゃ

じゅう

しら

まわ

I've been nosing around the office trying to find out the news

かれ

かれ

しょうたい

けいさつ

They turned him over to the police

かれ

しょうたい

みやぶ

かめん

He wore a mask so that no one could recognize him

かれ

じん

、

がいこく

しょうたい

He pretended to be an Englishman, but his foreign accent gave him away

さつじんしゃ

しょうたい

て

There was no clue as to the identity of the murderer

ねこ

まえ

しょうたい

わ

You are a wolf in sheep's clothing