身元

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
もと
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

  • 身許

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) もと [mìmótó] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) もと [mìmótóꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [mʲimo̞to̞]

Noun

()(もと) • (mimoto

  1. person's identity
  2. person's background

Derived terms

  • 身元照会先(みもとしょうかいさき) (mimoto shōkaisaki): reference on a resume or CV
  • 身元不明(みもとふめい) (mimoto fumei): a person being unidentifiable