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中身 (なかみ, nakami) Japanese meaning: contents | Kotomora
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かく
認にん
し
て
ください
。
Please check the contents of the box.
The filling in this bread is custard cream.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 中なか 身み を 確かく 認にん する to check the contents of something
I checked the contents before opening the package.
中なか 身み がない to lack real substance (of a speech, plan, etc.)
His speech sounded impressive, but it had no real substance.
中なか 身み を 入い れ 替か える to swap out the contents of something
I moved the contents from the old wallet to the new one.
中なか 身み が 濃こ い to be rich in substance or content
This seminar is short but packed with substance.
中なか 身み を 明あき らかにする to reveal the actual content or substance of something
The company revealed the actual content of the new product.
Kanji 身 somebody, person, one's station in life Related words 内容 is the standard word for the content of a speech, document, or plan, while 中身 can describe the same thing more casually or refer to a container's physical contents.
具 refers specifically to the ingredients or filling inside food like soup or onigiri, while 中身 is the broader word usable for the contents of any container or food.
中身 refers to the contents inside something in general, while 実 in its figurative sense emphasizes meaningful substance or real content.
中身 refers to the physical or literal contents inside something (like a box), whereas コンテンツ covers abstract or digital content such as articles, videos, or games.
Opposites 見た目 is a thing's outward appearance, the opposite of 中身 which is its real, inner substance or quality.
外側 is the outside surface or exterior of something, contrasting with 中身, which is what is inside it.
殻 is the outer covering that is discarded, while 中身 is the contents or substance inside it.
Written forms 中なか 身み Usage 94%
Standard common spelling for physical contents, substance, and the limited sword-related sense.
中なか 味み Usage 6%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Attested ateji/alternate spelling, mainly for ordinary 'contents' or 'substance'; 中身 is the safer standard spelling.
ナカミ Usage <1%
Etymology A transparent compound of 中, 'inside,' and 身, 'body, substance, contents.' The alternate spelling 中味 uses 味 as an ateji-style character rather than as a separate meaning of 'taste.'
