# 身 (one's own) flesh

自 (my own) + ノ (katakana 'no')
★★★★★
7 strokes
ILL PAIR PN
Careful - this guy tends to use the KUN reading in its jukugo.

## Onyomi

SHIN |

## Mnemonic

| First, let's say that ノ is short for "nose" now we can say . . . My own nose flesh is SHINY with grease.

## Kunyomi

み ( NUBI ) | flesh (never used by itself - you wouldn't tell a hot dude, "nice み!!" as you leer at him. See below for examples. ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

xxxの 出身(しゅっしん) | a thing from XXX ★★★★☆ SUF 出 (pull out / hand over) + 身 ((one's own) flesh) = 出身 (a thing from XXX) a thing made in XXX, a person from XXX。
身元(みもと) | identity ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 身 ((one's own) flesh) + 元 (original) = 身元 (identity) identity, as in ID card or unidentified headless corpse.
身長(しんちょう) | height ★★☆☆☆ 身 ((one's own) flesh) + 長 (long / boss) = 身長 (height) height (BOOBOO; only about human bodies- not about buildings or, well, anything else)
中身(なかみ) | contents ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 中 (middle) + 身 ((one's own) flesh) = 中身 (contents) the contents of (a box, bag)
身分(みぶん) | social status ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 身 ((one's own) flesh) + 分 (understand / divide / minute) = 身分 (social status) one's social status： bum, clerk, socialite, ne'er-do-well, etc

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
省 | ministry / cut down on | A LITTLE | 少
身 | (one's own) flesh | YOUR OWN | 自

Cut down on smoking a LITTLE, and save your OWN flesh.

## Used In

- 射
- 窮

## Synonyms

contents 中身 内容
gesture 身振り 手振り 痛める
me, myself, us 身 自分 我 己 自我
social status 身分 分際 階級