Vocab Info
A1 Noun
身
body, oneself, one's place, one's position, main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)
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Pitch Accent
み
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Word Type
Noun
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Examples
身の危険を感じたので避難しました。
I evacuated because I felt danger to myself. {body, oneself, one's place, one's position, main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)}
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母親は自分の身を犠牲にして出産します。
Mothers sacrifice their own bodies to give birth. {body, oneself, one's place, one's position, main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)}
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ネズミが身を隠すために茂みに隠れています。
The mouse is hiding in the bushes to conceal its body. {body, oneself, one's place, one's position, main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)}
- N1
子供には他人の身になって考える事が難しいのでしょう。
It might be difficult for children to put themselves in someone else's position. {body, oneself, one's place, one's position, main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)}
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本気の恋をして初めて勉強に身が入らないという気持ちを理解した。
I understood the feeling of not being able to immerse oneself in studying for the first time when I fell in true love. {body, oneself, one's place, one's position, main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)}
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