捨て身 (すてみ)putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

Kanji in 捨て身

• 捨Discard; Throw Away; AbandonRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N2
• 身Somebody; Person; One's Station In LifeRead with its kun'yomi here

Words that share its kanji

• 使い捨てつかいすてthrowaway; disposable
• 切り捨てきりすてcutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing
• 乗り捨てるのりすてるto get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
• 切り捨てるきりすてるto cut down; to slay
• 取捨しゅしゃadoption or rejection; selection
• 呼び捨てよびすてaddressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
• 四捨五入ししゃごにゅうrounding (fractions); rounding half up
• 投げ捨てるなげすてるto throw away
• 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