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    3. 身の上

    身の上

    身みの​上うえ

    one's station in life

    KMT9News #31+1CoreNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab11 strokes

    みのうえ

    Noun

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

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    彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶんの身みの上うえを話はなしてくれました。

    She told me about her personal circumstances.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの身みの上うえを案あんじて、友ゆう人じんが相そう談だんに乗のってくれた。

    Concerned about his circumstances, a friend gave him advice.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    どんな身みの上うえであっても、人ひとは幸しあわせを追つい求きゅうする権けん利りがある。

    Regardless of one's circumstances, people have the right to pursue happiness.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    彼かの女じょは身みの上うえ話ばなしをするたびに、いつも涙なみだを流ながしていました。

    Every time she talked about her personal history, she would always shed tears.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの身みの上うえを考かんがえると、同どう情じょうせずにはいられない。

    When I think about his circumstances, I can't help but feel sympathy.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
    Kanji
    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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