身(み)

み

noun

body, oneself, position

1. body, flesh

The physical body or its flesh.

身(み)を守(まも)る。

To protect oneself.

寒(さむ)くて身(み)が震(ふる)えた。

My body shivered from the cold.

身(み)を乗(の)り出(だ)して話(はなし)を聞(き)いた。

I leaned forward to listen.

2. oneself, one's position

One's own person or situation.

身(み)に付(つ)ける。

To wear; to acquire (a skill).

Common expression with two meanings

身(み)の回(まわ)りの物(もの)を片付(かたづ)けた。

I tidied up my personal belongings.

彼(かれ)は身(み)を引(ひ)いて静(しず)かに暮(く)らしている。

He has withdrawn and is living quietly.

3. meat, flesh (of fish/fruit)

The edible part of fish or fruit.

魚(さかな)の身(み)をほぐす。

To flake the fish meat.

この魚(さかな)は身(み)が白(しろ)い。

This fish has white flesh.

みかんの皮(かわ)をむいて身(み)を食(た)べた。

I peeled the mandarin and ate the flesh.

身(み) has multiple meanings related to body and self.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

身(み)に付(つ)ける (to wear; to acquire skill)
身(み)に覚(おぼ)えがある (to have experience of)
身(み)を守(まも)る (to protect oneself)
身(み)を引(ひ)く (to step aside, withdraw)
身(み)の程(ほど) (one's station in life)
身(み)の回(まわ)り (one's surroundings/belongings)

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Related Words

Related: 体(からだ) (body (physical))

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Added 2026.1.9 21:15 · Revised 2026.5.17 7:11

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