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身み元もと
Meanings
Noun
1. (one's) identity; background; upbringing; birth (and parentage)
2. (one's) character
Alt. forms
身み元もと
87%
身み許もと
8%
みもと
1%
身みもと
1%
Kanji used
身
one's body
元
origin
Pitch accent
み
もと
み
もと
Top 8000
Used in: 1284
Composed of
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
identification; background check; identity confirmation
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
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Examples (6 in total)
He didn't reveal his identity.
The lost boy was identified by his clothes.
The identity of the lost child was confirmed by its clothes.
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