Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “身の上”

身の上

みのうえ

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances

Example sentence

She took a deep breath and then started to talk about herself.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

身
On
しん
Kun
み
Stroke count
7

・somebody

・person

・one's station in life

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
上
On
じょう;しょう;しゃん
Kun
うえ;-うえ;うわ-;かみ;あ.げる;-あ.げる;あ.がる;-あ.がる;あ.がり;-あ.がり;のぼ.る;のぼ.り;のぼ.せる;のぼ.す;たてまつ.る
Stroke count
3

・above

・up

1 2 3

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Related words to 身の上

2 related words

身の上

みのうえ

→

one's lot;one's destiny;one's future

身の上話

みのうえばなし

→

life story;personal narrative;story of one's life