身元

Meanings

1. Noun

   (one's) identity; background; upbringing; birth (and parentage)
2. (one's) character

• 彼かれは身元みもとを明あかさなかった。

  He didn't reveal his identity.

• 彼かれの身元みもとは腕時計うでどけいで確認かくにんできた。

  They were able to identify him by his wrist watch.

• 彼かれの身元みもとは我々われわれには分わからなかった。

  His parentage was unknown to us.

• 衣服いふくからその迷子まいごの身元みもとが確認かくにんされた。

  The identity of the lost child was confirmed by its clothes.

• その遺体いたいの身元みもとは頬ほおのほくろで確認かくにんされた。

  The dead body was identified by a mole on the cheek.