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身みの上うえ
Meanings
Expression
Noun
1. one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances
2. one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
Kanji used
身
one's body
上
above
Pitch accent
み
のうえ
み
のうえ
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Used in: 1172
Composed of
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
Examples (1 in total)
No one knows what has happened to him.