Word Meaning 身一つ

みひとつ mihitotsu

身一つ is read as みひとつ (mihitotsu) and means one's body alone.

Meaning

English

one's body alone
having nothing except one's body
just oneself (with no belongings)

Reading

Kana

みひとつ

Romaji

mihitotsu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 31927 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一身

いっしん

oneself

一身上

いっしんじょう

personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)

心身一体

しんしんいったい

(medical) holism

一つ身

ひとつみ

baby clothes

一身に集める

いっしんにあつめる

to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)

一身上の都合

いっしんじょうのつごう

personal reasons

一身専属権

いっしんせんぞくけん

non-transferable personal right

身八つ

みやつ

small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)

身体

しんたい

body

身長

しんちょう

height (of body)

身

み

one's body

身分

みぶん

one's circumstances

Example Sentences

離婚して身一つで所帯を切り盛りしているのですから大変でしょう。

It must be terribly difficult, running her household on her own after divorcing.