身

body; somebody; person; one's station in life

7 strokes. Taught in grade 3. Newspaper frequency rank 320.

Readings

• シン (on reading): 出身 (しゅっしん) one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school); 自身 (じしん) (one's) self
• み (kun reading): 身 (み) one's body; 中身 (なかみ) contents
• Read as a whole word: 身体傷害 (からだしょうがい) bodily injury

Components

• 身 radical body

Kanji containing 身

• 射 shoot
• 躬 body
• 躯 body
• 躰 the body
• 躱 dodge
• 躾 training
• 軅 soon after
• 軆 body
• 軈 soon after

Words using 身

• 出身 (しゅっしん) one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
• 自身 (じしん) (one's) self
• 身長 (しんちょう) height (of a person)
• 前身 (ぜんしん) antecedents
• 身体 (しんたい) body
• 身 (み) one's body
• 中身 (なかみ) contents
• 刺身 (さしみ) sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
• 身内 (みうち) relatives
• 身分 (みぶん) (social) standing
• 身体傷害 (からだしょうがい) bodily injury

561 words in all.

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