noun
shoulders and body; one's physical frame
Literal sense referring to the shoulders and upper body. Rarely used outside fixed expressions in modern Japanese.
「肩身」は、文字通りには肩と体を指す古い言い方だ。
Literally, 肩身 is an old word for the shoulders and body.
noun
Almost exclusively used in the idiomatic expressions 肩身が広い (to feel proud, to hold one's head high) and 肩身が狭い (to feel ashamed, to feel small). The word itself is not used independently for 'honor'.
See also: 肩身が広い
息子が医者になって、親として肩身が広い。
Now that my son has become a doctor, I feel proud as a parent.
こんな安月給
With such a low salary, I feel ashamed.
Compound of 肩 (shoulder) and 身 (body). The figurative sense of 'honor' or 'face' likely developed from the image of how one carries one's shoulders and body, reflecting pride or shame.