身 – somebody, person, one's station in life

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The kanji 身 means somebody, person, one's station in life. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シン (shin); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is み (mi). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 身 (no. 158).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シン	shin
Kun’yomi	み	mi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 身 (Kangxi radical 158).

Words using 身

身みone's body自身じしん(one's) self出身しゅっしんone's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)身体しんたいbody身長しんちょうheight (of a person)全身ぜんしんwhole (body)独身どくしんunmarried中身なかみcontents刺身さしみsashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)心身しんしんmind and body身分みぶん(social) standing受身うけみthe defensive身近みぢかnear oneself身なりみなりdress身の上みのうえone's station in life身振りみぶりgesture身の回りみのまわりone's personal belongings生身なまみliving flesh

Example sentences

ジェーン自身がこの手紙を書いた。

Jane wrote the letter herself.

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私は東京出身です。

I'm from Tokyo.

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彼女は神戸大学の出身です。

She graduated from Kobe University.

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Kanji with the same radical

躾

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