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    3. 身分

    身分

    身み分ぶん

    (social) standing

    N2KMT5News #9+1CoreNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab11 strokes

    みぶん

    Noun

    1.
    (social) standing, status, position, rank
    2.
    identity, birth, origin
    3.
    one's circumstances, one's means

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれの身み分ぶんは不ふ明めいです。

    His identity is unknown.

    KMT4Daily Life
    昔むかしは身み分ぶんによって職しょく業ぎょうが決きめられていた。

    In the past, occupations were determined by social status.

    KMT5Culture & TraditionsHistory
    身み分ぶん証しょう明めい書しょを提てい示じしてください。

    Please present your identification.

    KMT5Daily LifePolitics & Law
    身み分ぶんを隠かくして旅たびをする物ものが語たりは多おおい。

    There are many stories about traveling while concealing one's identity/status.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsLiteratureTravel & Transportation
    現げん代だい社しゃ会かいでは、身み分ぶんよりも個こ人じんのの能う力りょくが重じゅう視しされる。

    In modern society, individual ability is valued more than social status.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
    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)
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