Meaning of 出身 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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出身JLPT 3
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Kana Readingしゅっしん
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Romajishusshin
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- person's origin (town, city, country, etc.)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- institution from which one graduated
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- director in charge of employee relations
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Example Sentences
出身, しゅっしん used in context
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Which country are you from?
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良家出身のエリート検事と今どきの女子高生という、アンバランスな男女の間に繰り広げられる愛の物語。
A love story that unfolds between an unlikely pair, a public prosecutor from a good family and a modern high school girl.
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You are from Hokkaido, aren't you?
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She is from Hokkaido but is now living in Tokyo.
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She must be from the South.
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彼女は南部の出身である。それは彼女の言葉のなまりからわかったのだが。
She comes from the South, as I knew from her accent.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
On: シュツ, スイ
Kun: で.る, -で, だ.す, -だ.す, い.でる, い.だす
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