Word Meaning 身をもって

みをもって miomotte

身をもって is read as みをもって (miomotte) and means barely (e.g. escape).

Meaning

English

  1. barely (e.g. escape)
  2. narrowly
  3. with one's own body
  4. by one's own action
  5. by one's own experience
  6. personally
  7. firsthand

Reading

Kana

みをもって

Romaji

miomotte

Writing Variants

  • 身を以て みをもって mi o motte
  • 身を持って みをもって mi o motte

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 47634 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

身体

しんたい

body

身長

しんちょう

height (of body)

one's body

身分

みぶん

one's circumstances

身元

みもと

(one's) character

身内

みうち

one's whole body

身の回り

みのまわり

one's personal belongings

身近

みぢか

near oneself

身の上

みのうえ

one's lot

身寄り

みより

relative

身なり

みなり

dress

身軽

みがる

carefree