1.
flesh and blood; living body; mortal body
The actual physical body of a living human being, as opposed to something mechanical, digital, or supernatural.
生身の人間には限界がある。
Flesh-and-blood humans have limits.
ロボットではなく、生身の人と話したい。
I want to talk to a real person, not a robot.
生身の体で宇宙に出ることはできない。
You can't go out into space with an unprotected human body.
A compound of 生 (raw, living) and 身 (body). Emphasizes the vulnerability and reality of the physical human body.
USAGE:
Almost always appears in the phrase 生身の人間 (a flesh-and-blood human) or 生身の体 (a mortal body). Used when contrasting real people with machines, virtual beings, or superhuman entities. Carries a nuance of human vulnerability and physicality.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 生身の人間 — a real, flesh-and-blood human
- 生身の体 — a mortal/physical body
- 生身で — with one's bare body; unprotected
RELATED TERMS:
- 肉体 — physical body; the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
- 素手 — bare hands; without tools or weapons
- 本人 — the person themselves; in person