Word Meaning 身売り

みうり miuri

身売り is read as みうり (miuri) and means selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute).

Meaning

English

  1. selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute)
  2. selling out (to a competitor)
  3. selling off

Reading

Kana

みうり

Romaji

miuri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 19008 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

人身売買

じんしんばいばい

slave trade

身の回り

みのまわり

one's personal belongings

身寄り

みより

relative

身なり

みなり

dress

身代わり

みがわり

substitution (for someone else)

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)

身振り

みぶり

gesture

身体

しんだい

body

身長

しんちょう

height (of body)

one's body

身分

みぶん

one's circumstances