(ぜんしん)

ぜんしん
noun
whole body
1. whole body, entire body
The complete human body from head to toe.
全身(ぜんしん)(いた)い。
My whole body hurts.
全身(ぜんしん)(かがみ)確認(かくにん)した。
I checked in the full-length mirror.
全身(ぜんしん)(ちから)()めて()げた。
I threw with all my might.
(あめ)()られて全身(ぜんしん)びしょ()れになった。
I got caught in the rain and was soaked from head to toe.
運動(うんどう)した(あと)全身(ぜんしん)筋肉(きんにく)(つか)れて、(うご)くのもつらかった。
After exercising, my whole body's muscles were tired, and it was hard even to move.

全身(ぜんしん) refers to the entire body.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 全身(ぜんしん)(かがみ) (full-length mirror)
  • 全身(ぜんしん)麻酔(ますい) (general anesthesia)
  • 全身(ぜんしん)写真(しゃしん) (full-body photo)
  • 全身(ぜんしん)(ちから) (all one's strength)
  • 全身(ぜんしん)運動(うんどう) (full-body exercise)
  • 全身(ぜんしん)ずぶ()れ (soaked from head to toe)

HOMOPHONE:
全身(ぜんしん) (whole body) vs 前進(ぜんしん) (advance) - same reading, different meaning.