身.
mi · mu · mukuro · shin · Third grade kyōiku kanji
body
Meaning & usage
body
identity
a body
Where this word comes from
From Middle Chinese 身 (syin, “body, self”).
a body
Where this word comes from
From Old Japanese. Bound form of mi above, only found in compounds.
a body
the main part of something the blade of a sword (as opposed to the handle)
the main part of something meat, flesh (as opposed to skin and bone)
the main part of something wood (as opposed to the bark)
oneself
無職の身として
「時の流れに身をまかせ」
one's position, one's social standing, one's circumstances
Where this word comes from
From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *muy. Cognate with 実 (mi, “seed, fruit, offspring”). Standalone form of mu below. See also the etymology of 神 (kami, kamu). Compare Korean 몸 (mom, “body”).
a living body
躯, 骸: a dead body, a corpse
a rotten tree trunk
Where this word comes from
From Old Japanese. Compound of 身(む) (mu, “body”, bound form of standalone mi) + くろ (kuro). The derivation of the kuro element is uncertain, but it might be an alteration or ancient form of 幹(から) (kara, “trunk, main part”).
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