JLPT N1 · Expression

身の上 (minoue)

身の上 (みのうえ, minoue) is a Japanese expression meaning “one's station in life; one's personal history”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: みのうえ
Romaji: minoue
Word class: Expression
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances · expression, noun
one's lot; one's destiny; one's future · expression, noun

Example sentences

彼女は深呼吸してから、身の上を語り始めた。

She took a deep breath and then started to talk about herself.

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

Kanji in 身の上

身

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

上

above, upジョウ・ショウ・うえ・-うえ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 身の上.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1365600 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.