Word Meaning 身の上話

みのうえばなし mi no uebanashi

身の上話 is read as みのうえばなし (mi no uebanashi) and means life story.

Meaning

English

  1. life story
  2. personal narrative
  3. story of one's life

Reading

Kana

みのうえばなし

Romaji

mi no uebanashi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 32605 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

身の上

みのうえ

one's lot

身上

しんじょう

one's background

身体上

しんたいじょう

physical

身上持

しんしょうもち

housekeeping

身上調書

しんじょうちょうしょ

personal information form

身上

しんしょう

fortune

身上り

みあがり

taking a day off by paying one's own fee to one's master (of a prostitute; often in order to see her lover)

身上調査

しんじょうちょうさ

examine (investigate into) a person's history

化身話

けしんご

avatar language

卓上電話

たくじょうでんわ

desk phone

上半身

かみはんしん

upper half of the body