身元

Japanese

Kanji in this term
身	元
み Grade: 3	もと Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

• 身許

Pronunciation

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

Noun

身(み)元(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

References

• “身元”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026