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親身

親身

See also: 亲身

Chinese

 
dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring
 
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (親身)
simp. (亲身)

Adjective

親身

  1. personal

Adverb

親身

  1. in person; personally

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi

Adjectival noun

親身 (-na inflection, hiragana しんみ, romaji shinmi)

  1. kind, warm, affectionate

Inflection

Noun

親身 (hiragana しんみ, romaji shinmi)

  1. relation, relative, kin
    • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan:
      親身 (しんみ) (おい)よりも他人 (たにん)のおれの (ほう) ()きなのだろう。
      Shinmi no oi yori mo tanin no ore no hō ga suki na no darō.
      I believe she liked me more than she did her own kin.