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身命

身命

Chinese

 
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
life; fate
simp. and trad.
(身命)

Noun

身命

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of 身家性命 (shēnjiā xìngmìng).
  2. (Min Nan) state of health; physique; constitution

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
めい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

身命 (hiragana しんめい, romaji shinmei)

  1. body and life, one's life

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
みょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

身命 (hiragana しんみょう, romaji shinmyō, historical hiragana しんみやう)

  1. body and life, one's life

References

  1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9