身

Meaning

1. n
   one's body; one's person
2. n
   oneself; one's appearance
3. n
   one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
4. n
   main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

Example sentences

• 惰性に身を任せているがために今のような現在があるんですね。

  I've ended up in my present state from having indulged myself.

• これから何か手職を身に付けたいと思う方は、是非お読みになることをおすすめします。

  I greatly recommend reading it to anybody thinking of learning a craft.

• 大学生の時、有理子が愛欲に身を委ねた。

  When she was at university, Yuriko abandoned herself to sexual passion.