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[しん()·だい()]
shindai
noun

English Meaning(s) for 身代

noun
  1. fortune; property

Definition and Synonyms for 身代

Property something owned
Synonyms: プロパティ, 所有, 所有地, 所有物, 持ち物, 財産, 資産, 身代
Estate everything you own
Synonyms: , 家蔵, , 財産, 身代
Fortune a large amount of wealth or prosperity
Synonyms: リッチ, フォーチュン, 一財産, , , 富む, , 財産, 財貨, 資産, 資財, 身代
Property any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
Synonyms: プロパティ, 所有, 所有地, 所有物, 持ち物, 財産, 資産, 身代
Estate all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
Synonyms: , 家蔵, , 財産, 身代

Meanings for each kanji in 身代

» somebody; person; one's station in life
» substitute; change; convert; replace; period; age; counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; generation; charge; rate; fee

Categories 身代 is a member of

Possession anything owned or possessed
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Property something owned
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Treasure accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
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Sample Sentences for 身代

When I was very young, my father died. His younger brother, due to the vicissitudes of the times and to his own laziness, dissipated his own fortune and afterwards became a peddler of writing materials. He often came to our house, but when he came, my mother would scold him and he would be troubled.

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