Word Meaning 下半身

かはんしん kahanshin

下半身 is read as かはんしん (kahanshin) and means lower half of the body.

Meaning

English

lower half of the body

Reading

Kana

かはんしん

Romaji

kahanshin

Writing Variants

下半身 しもはんしん shimohanshin

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 上半身 Rank 299 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

上半身

じょうはんしん

upper half of the body

半身

はんしん

half the body

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)

右半身

みぎはんしん

right half of the body

左半身

ひだりはんしん

left half of the body

下半期

しもはんき

second half of the year

下四半期

しもしはんき

last quarter (of the year)

半艇身

はんていしん

half a boat length

上半身を起こす

じょうはんしんをおこす

to sit up

半身像

はんしんぞう

half-length statue or portrait

半身浴

はんしんよく

half body bathing

半身不随

はんしんふずい

hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)

Example Sentences

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.