身
シン
み
somebody; person; one's station in life
Words
鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす
なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす
- empty vessels make the most noise; the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada exp proverb
当身技
あてみわざ
- striking techniques (judo) n MA
言葉は身の文
ことばはみのあや
- words betray one's character exp proverb
高身長
こうしんちょう
- large statured; tall adj-no adj-na n
身体髪膚これを父母に受くあえて毀傷せざるは孝の始めなり
しんたいはっぷこれをふぼにうくあえてきしょうせざるはこうのはじめなり
- filial piety begins with not harming one's own body (as one's entire body was given by one's parents) exp proverb