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KanjiNot on the JLPT listsGrade 3 · 小37 strokesRadical 身#320 in newspapers

身 · somebody, person

身 is a kanji meaning somebody, person, one's station in life. It has 7 strokes.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シンshin

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • みmi

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Words that use 身 · 18 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 身
WordReadingMeaningLevel
自身じしんoneselfN3
出身しゅっしんcome fromN3
身体しんたいthe bodyN3
身長しんちょうheight (of body), statureN3
身みbody, main partN3
全身ぜんしんthe whole body, full-length (portrait)N3
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More words that use 身
WordReadingMeaningLevel
独身どくしんsingle, unmarriedN3
中身なかみcontent(s); substanceN3
刺身さしみsliced raw fishN2
心身しんしんmind and bodyN2
身分みぶんposition, statusN2
生身なまみliving flesh, flesh and blood, the quickN1
受身うけみpassive, passive voiceN1
身近みぢかnear oneself, close to one, familiarN1
身なりみなりpersonal appearanceN1
身の上みのうえone's future, one's welfare, one's personal historyN1
身の回りみのまわりone's personal appearance, personal belongingsN1
身振りみぶりgestureN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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