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身 kanji
somebody, person, one's station in life
- JLPT level
- Not on the lists
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
シン
Kun readings
み
Words with 身
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —粉骨砕身making one's best exertions
- —平身低頭prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
- —満身創痍having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
- —全身全霊complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
- —独身貴族unmarried person living affluently
- —終身年金life pension; annuity
- —終身保険whole life insurance
- —身上持ちrich person; wealthy person; housekeeping
- —身代限りgoing bankrupt
- —心身障害mental or physical disorder; mental or physical disability
- —即身成仏attainment of Buddhahood during life
- —立身出世success in life
- —焼身自殺self-immolation; burning oneself to death; suicide by fire
- —終身会員life member
- —独身生活bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
- —終身雇用lifetime employment; permanent employment
- —可惜身命valuing one's body and life; holding one's life dear
- —身体髪膚entire human body; every inch of one's body
- —長身痩躯tall and lean figure; tall and slender figure
- —心身一如body and mind as one; mind-body unity