JLPT N2 · Noun

身分 (mibun)

身分 (みぶん, mibun) is a Japanese noun meaning “(social) standing; status”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: みぶん
Romaji: mibun
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

(social) standing; status; position; rank · noun
identity; birth; origin · noun
one's circumstances; one's means · noun

Example sentences

彼は身分の高い人です。

He is a man of high social status.

Tatoeba #103606

支配人はドアを開いて身分を名乗った。

The manager opened the door and identified himself.

Tatoeba #168207

身分相応に暮らせ。

Cut your coat according to your cloth.

Tatoeba #144726

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 身分

身

somebody, person, one's station in lifeシン・み · 7 strokes

分

part, minute of time, segmentブン・フン・わ.ける・わ.け · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 身分.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1365810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.