Word Meaning 捨て身

すてみ sutemi

捨て身 is read as すてみ (sutemi) and means putting one's life on the line.

Meaning

English

putting one's life on the line
giving everything one has got
acting out of desperation

Reading

Kana

すてみ

Romaji

sutemi

Writing Variants

捨身すてみ sutemi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 19948 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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捨身

しゃしん

sacrificing one's life for the sake of mankind or Buddhist teachings

捨て身技

すてみわざ

sutemi-waza (judo sacrifice throw)

身を捨てる

みをすてる

to throw away one's life

身を捨ててこそ浮かぶ瀬もあれ

みをすててこそうかぶせもあれ

nothing ventured, nothing gained

捨てる

すてる

to give up

捨て子

すてご

abandoned child

捨て石

すていし

sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.)

捨万求一

しゃばんきゅういつ

pursuing one overriding objective while forsaking all the others

心身

しんしん

mind and body

下半身

かはんしん

lower half of the body

上半身

じょうはんしん

upper half of the body

受け身

うけみ

the defensive