Word Meaning 上半身
上半身 is read as かみはんしん (kamihanshin) and means upper half of the body.
Meaning
English
- upper half of the body
- upper body
Reading
Kana
かみはんしん
Romaji
kamihanshin
Writing Variants
- 上半身 じょうはんしん jouhanshin
Stroke Sequence
3 Characters • 15 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12半身
はんみ
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
Example Sentences
6トムは上半身裸だ。
Tom is barechested.
トムは上半身裸だった。
Tom was stripped to the waist.
上半身裸になってください。
Please undress from the waist up.
その少年は上半身裸であった。
The boy was naked to the waist.
でも、ジェンの家のベランダにいたヴィンスは上半身裸。いやー、もしかしたらすっぽんぽんだったかもッ！
However, Vince, on Jen's house's veranda, was naked from the waist up. He might even have been starkers!
女性が下半身が見える状態で公道を歩いていると公然猥褻罪となり、上半身裸で歩いていると軽犯罪法第１条第２０号の罪となります。
If a women walks on a public street exposing her lower body, it's public indecency. If she walks while exposing her upper body, then it's a violation of article 20(1) of the minor offenses act.