身
み
mi
JMdict entry #1365520
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) one's body; one's person
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) oneself; one's appearance
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は捕らわれの身である。
kare ha toraware no mi de aru 。
He is in chains.
彼は片膝をついて身をかがめた。
kare ha katahiza wo tsui te mi wo kagame ta 。
He ducked down on one knee.
彼は非常に身体が弱くて力仕事はできなかった。
kare ha hijou ni karada ga yowaku te chikarashigoto ha deki nakaxtsu ta 。
He was too feeble to do manual labor.
彼は彼女と同じ身長だ。
kare ha kanojo to onaji shinchou da 。
He is as tall as she.
彼は彼自身の望みに反してそれをするように説得された。
kare ha kare jishin no nozomi ni hanshi te sore wo suru you ni settoku sa re ta 。
He was persuaded into doing it against his own wishes.
彼は半身不随です。
kare ha hanshin fuzui desu 。
He is paralyzed down one side.