受身

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Chinese[edit]

 
to bear; to stand; to endure
to bear; to stand; to endure; (passive marker); to receive
 
body; torso; person
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (受身)
simp. #(受身)
anagram 身受

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 受け身.

Pronunciation[edit]


Verb[edit]

受身

  1. (martial arts, video games) to recover from falling position

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
う(け)
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Definitions[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of 受身 – see the following entry.
[noun] that which is passive (not active, but acted upon)
[noun] the passive voice
(This term, 受身, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)