身 — kanji meaning “somebody”
身
somebody, person, one's station in life
- Meanings
- somebody, person, one's station in life
- On'yomi
- シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi
- み
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #320 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 158
- Chinese reading
- shēn, juān — Chinese character page
Words with 身
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 出身 | しゅっしん shusshin | one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school) |
| 中身 | なかみ nakami | contents; interior; filling |
| 身長 | しんちょう shinchou | height (of a person); stature |
| 全身 | ぜんしん zenshin | whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait) |
| 変身 | へんしん henshin | metamorphosis; disguise; transformation |
| 身分 | みぶん mibun | (social) standing; status; position |
| 独身 | どくしん dokushin | unmarried; single |
| 身内 | みうち miuchi | relatives; one's family |
| 下半身 | かはんしん kahanshin | lower half of the body; nether parts |
| 心身 | しんしん shinshin | mind and body |
| 身元 | みもと mimoto | (one's) identity; background; upbringing |
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