受け身 (うけみ)the defensive; passive attitude; passivity
- the defensivenoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- passive attitude; passivity; passivenessnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- the passive; passive voicenoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- ukemi (the art of falling safely)noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Kanji in 受け身
- 受Accept; Undergo; Answer (phone)Read with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N3
- 身Somebody; Person; One's Station In LifeRead with its kun'yomi here
Words that share its kanji
- 受験じゅけんtaking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
- 受け入れうけいれreceiving; acceptance
- 受賞じゅしょうwinning (a prize)
- 受注じゅちゅうaccepting an order; receiving an order
- 受けうけpopularity; favour
- 受け止めるうけとめるto catch; to stop the blow
- 受け入れるうけいれるto accept; to receive
- 受信じゅしんreceiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
- 出身しゅっしんperson's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
- 自身じしん(one's) self; oneself
- 身みbody
- 中身なかみcontents; interior
- 全身ぜんしんwhole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait)
- 身長しんちょうheight (of body); stature
- 出身者しゅっしんしゃalumnus (alumnae); graduate
- 単身たんしんalone; unaided
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