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    3. 分身

    分身

    分ぶん身しん

    other self

    KMT8News #22+1NounCulture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab11 strokes

    ぶんしんふんじん

    Noun

    1.
    other self, alter ego, part of oneself (in someone or something else), representation of oneself
    2.
    incarnations of Buddha
    Buddhism

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはまるで私わたしの分ぶん身しんのようだ。

    He's like my alter ego.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    このキャラクターは、作さく者しゃの分ぶん身しんと言いわれている。

    This character is said to be the author's alter ego.

    KMT8Anime & MangaLiterature
    日に本ほんの神しん話わには、神かみが分ぶん身しんとなって現あらわれる話はなしが多おおい。

    In Japanese mythology, there are many stories where gods appear as alter egos.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy
    忙いそがしいビジネスマンにとって、スマートフォンはもはや自じ分ぶんの分ぶん身しんのような存そん在ざいだ。

    For busy businesspeople, a smartphone is now like an extension of themselves.

    KMT9TechnologyWork & Career
    仏ぶっ教きょうでは、仏ほとけが衆しゅ生じょうを救すくうために様さま々ざまな分ぶん身しんとして現あらわれるとされる。

    In Buddhism, it is believed that Buddhas appear as various incarnations to save sentient beings.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    分
    わ.ける・わ.け・わ.かれる・わ.かる・わ.かつ…(5)
    part・minute of time・segment・share・degree…(8)
    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
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