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[()··うえ()]
minoue
expression, noun

English Meaning(s) for 身の上

expression, noun
  1. one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances
  2. one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

Definition and Synonyms for 身の上

Position a condition or position in which you find yourself
Synonyms: シチュエーション, 境遇, 立場, 立て場, 身の上, 身分
Lot your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Synonyms: めぐり合う, 命数, 命運, 回り合わせ, 因縁, 境遇, 天命, 天意, 天運, 定め, 定める, 宿世, 宿命, 宿縁, 宿運, 巡り合わせ, 幸せ, 暮らし向き, 身の上, , 運勢, 運命, 運気

Meanings for each kanji in 身の上

» somebody; person; one's station in life
» above; up

Categories 身の上 is a member of

Condition a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
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Condition a state at a particular time
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Sample Sentences for 身の上

I'll tell you my story.
Chokichi keenly felt that people, as they get older, forget entirely about the worries that only young people know about and that they themselves experienced in their youth; and that they nonchalantly take this convenient disposition where they judge harshly the circumstances of the young persons born of the next generation. He felt that there was truly an irreconcilable gap between the old and the young.
No one knows what has happened to him.
Physician, heal thyself.
She took a deep breath and then started to talk about herself.

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