Word Meaning 身上

しんじょう shinjou

身上 is read as しんじょう (shinjou) and means one's background.

Meaning

English

one's background
one's history
one's circumstances
one's merit
asset
strong point

Reading

Kana

しんじょう

Romaji

shinjou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Synonyms 生い立ち,お里,御里,素性,素姓,素生,身の上 Rank 11079 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

身の上

みのうえ

one's lot

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)

身の上話

みのうえばなし

life story

身上調査

しんじょうちょうさ

examine (investigate into) a person's history

一身上

いっしんじょう

personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)

上半身

かみはんしん

upper half of the body

民法上の身分

みんぽうじょうのみぶん

civil status

一身上の都合

いっしんじょうのつごう

personal reasons

上半身を起こす

じょうはんしんをおこす

to sit up

Example Sentences

一身上の都合です。

For personal reasons.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

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