変身
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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変 | 身 |
へん Grade: 4 |
しん Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Probably from Middle Chinese as compound 變身 (MC pˠiᴇnH ɕiɪn, “change” + “body; self”). Compare modern Mandarin 變身/变身 (biànshēn).
Noun
変身 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 變身, hiragana へんしん, rōmaji henshin)
- transformation of one's appearance
- 『変身』
- “Henshin”
- The Metamorphosis (story by Kafka)
- 『変身』
See also
- 変わり身 (kawarimi)
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