身
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somebody
On-Yomi: シン — Kun-Yomi: み
Elements:
somebody, nose
Heisig story:
The key word somebody was chosen to convey the double meaning of this kanji: body and person. Its composition is based on the nose (which, you will recall, is also the kanji for oneself). The extension of the bottom and far right strokes of that element, together with the unusual diagonal stroke, forms the pictograph of somebody with a prominent paunch.
Koohii stories:
1) [mspertus] 8-12-2006(230): Somebody was just looking for you. He had a longnose that reaches down below his mouth, and a long jaw that sticks out past his nose, and a scar across his face. (greenapple,16-3-2006) The way to remember that this is somebody rather than someone (#1256 者) is that the story is full of body descriptions.
2) [greenapple] 16-3-2006(56): Somebody was just looking for you. He had a long nose that reaches down below his mouth, and a long jaw that sticks out past his nose, and a scar across his face.
3) [smithsonian] 17-4-2007(28): Gang members sometimes mark themselves to show belonging, like by cutting their nose with a large slash mark. Why do they do it? To show that they are somebody. As a primitive, this character will mean gang member.
4) [jameserb] 17-5-2008(15): Somebody with a stick pierced through their nose just came in here. I think they were from the Brazilian rainforest.
5) [kapalama] 16-6-2010(10): 身体 somebody (#1248 身) シン, み … Note: horrible keyword. Synonym for 体 … Parts: 自 , 丿 … Story:Though 体 has mostly the same meanings this one has more to do with the human body rather than the general idea of body. 車体 is a car body for instance. So Some one's Body might be a better keyword, so : 自分ノ body. … 熟語 : 独身 , 身長 , 身に着ける , 全身 , 変身 … cf: 発射 ,.