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身柄 (みがら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
one's person ; one's body ; the person (of someone)
Refers to a person's physical self, especially in legal, police, or formal contexts involving custody, detention, or transfer of an individual. Often used in phrases like 身柄を拘束する (take someone into custody) or 身柄を引き渡す (hand over a person).
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引ひ
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渡わた
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手て
続つづ
き
が
進すす
め
られ
て
いる
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Procedures to hand over the person are underway.
Kanji 身 somebody, person, one's station in life Similar words 身しん 体たい 身体 is a general term for the physical body, used in everyday and medical contexts. 身柄 is more formal and specifically refers to a person as an entity in legal or custodial situations.
人ひと 人 is the common word for 'person'. 身柄 is a formal, often legalistic term focusing on the physical custody or handling of an individual.
Etymology Compound of 身 (body, oneself) and 柄 (pattern, status). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of one's physical person or status as an individual.
