1.
flesh-and-blood human being; real person; living human
Emphasizes that someone is a real, physical, vulnerable human being with emotions and limitations, as opposed to a machine, fictional character, or superhuman ideal. Often used when reminding others that human limitations and feelings should be acknowledged.
A set expression combining 生身 (living body, physical body) with の人間 (human being). The word 生身 emphasizes physicality, vulnerability, and genuine humanity. The expression is often used rhetorically to argue that someone deserves consideration as a real person with human limits.
Common collocations
- 生身の人間だから: because one is only human
- 生身の人間には無理: impossible for a real human
- 生身の人間が対応する: a real person handles it