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身内 (みうち, miuchi) Japanese meaning: relatives | Kotomora
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Meanings Jump to a sense… 1. relatives; family members; one's own family 2. one's own people; insiders; close associates 3. followers; underlings; henchmen 4. one's whole body Report an issue with this page
身み
内うち
に
連れん
絡らく
し
た
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After hearing about the accident, I contacted my family first.
I have a doctor in the family, so I will ask for a little advice.
Usage patterns 身み 内うち に 〈 事こと 〉 がある to have something (an event, misfortune, etc.) happen within one's family
I took the day off work because there was a death in the family.
身み 内うち をかばう to protect/cover for one's own people
He lied in order to protect his own people.
身み 内うち だけで just among family/insiders, without outsiders
We decided to hold the wedding with just close family.
身み 内うち 同どう 士し で among insiders/close associates themselves
The matter was settled among ourselves, within the group.
Kanji 身 somebody, person, one's station in life Related words· 6 家族 refers to the household or family unit in general, while 身内 emphasizes personal closeness and can extend to relatives outside the household.
親族 is a formal, legal-sounding term for relatives, whereas 身内 is more personal and can also mean insiders or one's own group.
仲間 means companions or peers sharing an activity, while 身内 stresses being on the same side or inside a group, not necessarily active companionship.
身内 specifically means blood relatives or one's closest personal circle, while 内輪 can include any familiar group such as friends or coworkers, not just family.
Show 2 more 身内 is a casual, everyday word for close family or insiders, while 肉親 is a more formal term emphasizing actual blood ties.
身内 is a casual, intimate term covering close relatives (and sometimes close associates), whereas 親戚 is the neutral word for extended family and in-laws.
Opposites 部外者 means an outsider, directly contrasting with 身内, which refers to insiders or one's own people.
身内 refers to one's family or close relatives, the opposite of 赤の他人, who has no such tie.
身内 refers to one's own family or close associates, the opposite of 他人 in the sense of an unrelated outsider.
Written forms 身み 内うち Usage 99%
Standard common spelling for all main senses.
身み うち Usage 1%
search-only kanji form
This mixed spelling is search-only; 身内 is the normal spelling.
ミウチ Usage <1%
Etymology A compound of 身, 'body; oneself; person,' and 内, 'inside; within.' The literal idea is 'within oneself/one's own circle,' which connects naturally to family, insiders, and the body.
