Kanji

身

somebody, person, one's station in life

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

身部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

み

Nanori (Name Reading)

これ, ただ, ちか, のぶ, み, みる, む, もと, よし

Common Readings

シン, み

Example sentences

自身 じしん
自分自身の将来について考えたい。

I want to think about my own future.

勝つ かつ
自分自身の弱さに勝つことが、何よりも大切だ。

Winning against your own weakness is more important than anything else.

身 み
自分の身は自分で守らなければならない。

You must protect yourself by your own efforts.

纏う まとう
彼女は漆黒のドレスを身に纏い、パーティー会場へと向かった。

She donned a jet-black dress and headed to the party venue.

身体 からだ
最近、身体の調子が良くないんです。

Lately, I'm not feeling very well.

全身 ぜんしん
激しい運動の後で、全身が筋肉痛になった。

After intense exercise, my whole body became sore.

震える ふるえる
冷たい風が吹いて、全身が震えた。

A cold wind blew, and my whole body shivered.

中身 なかみ
箱の中身を確認する。

Check the contents of the box.

空 から
箱の中身は空だった。

The contents of the box were empty.

自分自身 じぶんじしん
自分自身の力で問題を解決することが大切です。

It is important to solve problems with your own power.

Example Vocabulary

自身

じしん

self; oneself; itself

身

み

body; oneself; status; position

身体

からだ

body; health; physique

全身

ぜんしん

whole body

身体

からだ

body; health; physique

中身

なかみ

contents; interior; substance

自分自身

じぶんじしん

oneself; one's own self

身分

みぶん

social status; position

身長

しんちょう

height (of a person); stature

身につける

みにつける

to acquire (knowledge, skill); to wear (clothes, accessories)

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