WORD DETAIL
全身
ぜんしん
Examples
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.
のandが- In
全身の姿,のmodifies the appearance; in全身がぬれる,がmarks the whole body as what becomes wet.
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