身 (one's own) flesh

自 (my own) + ノ (katakana 'no')
★★★★★
7 strokes
PNILL PAIR
Careful - this guy tends to use the KUN reading in its jukugo.

Onyomi

SHIN

Mnemonic

First, let's say that ノ is short for "nose"
now we can say . . .
My own nose flesh is SHINY with grease.

Kunyomi

み ( NUBI ) flesh (never used by itself - you wouldn't tell a hot dude, "nice み!!" as you leer at him. See below for examples.
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

xxxの 出身(しゅっしん)

a thing from XXX ★★★★☆ SUF
出 (pull out / hand over) + 身 ((one's own) flesh) = 出身 (a thing from XXX)

a thing made in XXX, a person from XXX。

身元(みもと)

identity ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN
身 ((one's own) flesh) + 元 (original) = 身元 (identity)

identity, as in ID card or unidentified headless corpse.

身長(しんちょう)

height ★★☆☆☆
身 ((one's own) flesh) + 長 (long / boss) = 身長 (height)

height (BOOBOO; only about human bodies- not about buildings or, well, anything else)

中身(なかみ)

contents ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN
中 (middle) + 身 ((one's own) flesh) = 中身 (contents)

the contents of (a box, bag)

身分(みぶん)

social status ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN
身 ((one's own) flesh) + 分 (understand / divide / minute) = 身分 (social status)

one's social status: bum, clerk, socialite, ne'er-do-well, etc

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
省 ministry / cut down on A LITTLE 少
身 (one's own) flesh YOUR OWN 自

Cut down on smoking a LITTLE, and save your OWN flesh.

Used In

Synonyms

contents
中身    内容   
gesture
身振り    手振り    痛める   
me, myself, us
身    自分    我    己    自我   
social status
身分    分際    階級