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身

somebody
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingシン
Kun readingみ
JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. somebodyRtK
  2. one's station in life
  3. person
  1. one's body
  2. one's person
  3. oneself
  4. one's appearance
  5. one's place (in society, etc.)

Popular Usage

自身出身身体身長刺身心身全身受身

Radicals and components

Radical身body

Mnemonic (RtK)

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nose (鼻)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1337

Compound words

自身じしん
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
出身しゅっしん
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
身長しんちょう
height (of a person); stature
身体しんたい
body; physical system; (the) person
刺身さしみ
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
心身しんしん
mind and body
全身ぜんしん
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
終身しゅうしん
lifelong; lifetime; for life; life
受身うけみ
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; passiveness; the passive
一身いっしん
oneself; one's body
黄身きみ
egg yolk
脂身あぶらみ
fat (of meat); fatty meat
身近みぢか
near oneself; close to one; familiar
身元みもと
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; birth (and parentage); (one's) character
身上しんじょう
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset
身内みうち
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers
身分みぶん
(social) standing; status; position; rank; identity
身柄みがら
one's person
身辺しんぺん
one's person; around one's person
前身ぜんしん
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization
単身たんしん
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed
転身てんしん
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
等身とうしん
body proportions
独身どくしん
unmarried; single

On Reading Examples

現役を引退した後、テレサは孤児の世話に一身をささげた。いっしん
After retirement, Teresa devoted herself to caring for orphans.tatoeba
我々は皆国の発展に一身をささげた。いっしん
All of us devoted ourselves to the development of our country.tatoeba
その上院議員は、自分の選挙区の人々のために一身を捧げると率直に言明した。いっしん
The senator avowed his devotion to his constituents.tatoeba
キャッシーは病気の母に一身につくした。いっしん
Cathy devoted herself to her sick mother.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は捕らわれの身である。み
He is in chains.tatoeba
彼は身の不運を嘆き悲しんだ。み
He wept over his misfortunes.tatoeba
彼は身の不安を嘆いた。み
He lamented his hard fate.tatoeba
彼は酒で身を滅ぼした。み
Drinking was his ruin.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は捕らわれの身である。
He is in chains.tatoeba
彼は片膝をついて身をかがめた。
He ducked down on one knee.tatoeba
彼は非常に身体が弱くて力仕事はできなかった。
He was too feeble to do manual labor.tatoeba
彼は彼女と同じ身長だ。
He is as tall as she.tatoeba
近畿身体障害者補導所
The training center for disabled people in the Kinki regionwiki
身体は前に伏せ、胸をそらせる。
The archer leans forward with chest back.wiki
身長176cm。
He was 176 centimeters tall.wiki
身長は180cmあった。
His height was 180 centimeters tall.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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