しょうたい
Shoutai
正体 (Shoutai) is a Japanese noun meaning “true character, true form, true colors, identity”.
Meanings
- nountrue character; true form; true colors; identity; truth (of a mystery, phenomenon, etc.); origin
- nounconsciousness; one's senses
Examples
ついに正体を暴露したな。
Now you've given yourself away.
彼らは彼の正体を警察にばらした。
They turned him over to the police.
猫かぶりしてもお前の正体は分かっているよ。
You are a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).