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全身

ぜんしん

N3whole body

Examples

鏡で全身の姿を確認した。

雨に降られて全身がすっかりぬれた。

Included kanji

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 全身 is read as ぜんしん and is a noun for the entire body from head to toe.
  • Basic usage: Use 全身の姿 for a full-body appearance and 全身がぬれる when the whole body enters a state.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Whole rather than one region
    • 全身 covers the complete body, not a single part or only the upper body.
  • and
    • In 全身の姿, modifies the appearance; in 全身がぬれる, marks the whole body as what becomes wet.

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