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[()·もと()]
mimoto
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[()·もと()]
mimoto
[()··]
mimoto

Root Words:

[() + もと()]
mi + moto

English Meaning(s) for 身元

noun
  1. person's identity; ID; past; background

Definition and Synonyms for 身元

Background a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
Synonyms: バックグラウンド, 履歴, 生い立ち, 生い立つ, 素性, 経歴, 身上, 身上, 身元
Filiation the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
Synonyms: うぶ, なる, なまり, 出自, 家柄, 家筋, 家系, , 毛並み, 氏素性, , , , , , 生む, 生まれ, 生まれる, 系統, 系譜, 素性, 血筋, 血統, 血脈, 身元, , 門地, 門閥,

Meanings for each kanji in 身元

» somebody; person; one's station in life
» beginning; former time; origin

Categories 身元 is a member of

Kinship relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
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Heritage any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 身元

Sample Sentences for 身元

His parentage was unknown to us.
The identity of the lost child was confirmed by its clothes.
The criminal had to conceal his identity.
Tom was wearing a mask to conceal his identity.
The dead body was identified by a mole on the cheek.

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