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出身

出身

Chinese

 
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
 
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
simp. and trad.
(出身)

Noun

出身

  1. educational background
  2. one's previous occupation
  3. family background
  4. social class

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゅつ > しゅっ
Grade: 1
しん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

出身 (hiragana しゅっしん, romaji shusshin)

  1. hometown, the place one comes from
    • 1959, 火野葦平, ゲテ魚好き:
      宇野 (うの)隠岐 (おき) (しま)出身 (しゅっしん)、つまり日本海 (にほんかい)である。
      Uno wa okinoshima shusshin, tsumari nihonkai de aru.
      Uno was from Okinoshima, which is in the Sea of Japan.
  2. the school from which one graduated
    • 1915, 夏目漱石, 道草:
      その (ひと) (かれ) (おな)学校 (がっこう)出身 (しゅっしん)であった。
      Sono hito wa kare to onaji gakkō no shusshin de atta.
      That person was from the same school that he was.
  3. the group or organization from which one comes
    • 1960, 原田義人, 年譜:
      相当 (そうとう)家柄 (いえがら)出身 (しゅっしん)で、スペインやアフリカで成功 (せいこう)した兄弟 (きょうだい)がある。
      Sōtō na iegara no shusshin de, supein ya afurika de seikō shita kyōdai ga aru.
      She was from a very distinguished family and her brothers were very successful in Spain and in Africa.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

出身 (chulsin) (hangeul 출신)

  1. Hanja form? of 출신, “origin”.