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身

Kanji 身: meaning "body, oneself", readings, stroke order

The kanji 身 means "body, oneself". On'yomi: シン; kun'yomi: み. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
body, oneself
On'yomi
シン
Kun'yomi
み
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 身

  • 出身 しゅっしん — come from
  • 身体 しんたい — the body
  • 身 み — body, main part
  • 全身 ぜんしん — the whole body, full-length (portrait)
  • 独身 どくしん — single, unmarried
  • 中身 なかみ — content(s); substance
  • 刺身 さしみ — sliced raw fish
  • 心身 しんしん — mind and body
  • 身分 みぶん — position, status
  • 生身 なまみ — living flesh, flesh and blood, the quick
  • 受身 うけみ — passive, passive voice
  • 身近 みぢか — near oneself, close to one, familiar

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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