身しん体たい変へん工こう

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Meanings

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noun

body modification

Refers to deliberate alteration of the human body, such as tattooing, piercing, or scarification.

身しん体たい変へん工こうにはタトゥーやピアスが含ふくまれる。
Body modification includes tattoos and piercings.

somebody, person, one's station in life

体body, substance, object

変unusual, change, strange

工craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)

Etymology

Compound of 身体 (body) and 変工 (modification, alteration). The exact origin is uncertain; it is a modern term likely coined to translate the English concept of body modification.