身 — somebody, person, one's station in life
み
身
somebody
み
U+8EAB
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #320
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1337
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #158
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Meanings
- somebody
- person
- one's station in life
Readings
- On'yomi
- しん shin
- Kun'yomi
- み mi
word
み mi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
身
mi
body
中
身
nakami
contents
身
近
mijika
near oneself
身
分
mibun
social status
身
内
miuchi
relatives
身
の
回
り
minomawari
one's personal belongings
身
元
mimoto
identity
受
け
身
ukemi
the defensive
受
身
ukemi
the defensive
身
な
り
minari
dress
身
に
つ
け
る
minitsukeru
to learn (esp. 身に付ける)
身
の
上
minoue
one's station in life
身
代
わ
り
migawari
substitution (for someone else)
身
動
き
miugoki
movement (of one's body) (usu. with neg. verb)
身
投
げ
minage
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
身
軽
migaru
agile
しん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
49 wordsEach dot is a word containing 身: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 27 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.