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    3. 身の上話

    身の上話

    身みの​上うえ話ばなし

    life story

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab24 strokes

    みのうえばなし

    Noun

    1.
    life story, personal narrative, story of one's life

    Stroke 0 / 24

    Speed1.0x

    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
    話
    はな.す・はなし…(1)
    tale・talk
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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