下か半はん身しん

also: しもはんしん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

lower body; lower half of the body

Refers to the part of the body below the waist, including the legs and pelvic area. Often used in contrast with 上半身 (upper body).

下か半はん身しんが冷ひえるone's lower body gets cold
冬ふゆになると下か半はん身しんが冷ひえやすい。
In winter, my lower body tends to get cold.
下か半はん身しんを鍛きたえるto train/strengthen one's lower body
スクワットで下か半はん身しんを鍛きたえている。
I'm strengthening my lower body with squats.
下か半はん身しんが太ふといto have a heavy/thick lower body
彼かの女じょは下か半はん身しんが太ふといのを気きにしている。
She's self-conscious about her heavy lower body.
下か半はん身しんが麻ま痺ひするto become paralyzed in the lower body
事じ故こで下か半はん身しんが麻ま痺ひしてしまった。
The accident left him paralyzed from the waist down.

下しもN3
下半身 is the plain, clinical term for the lower half of the body, while 下 (しも) is a softer, more euphemistic way to refer to the same area or its functions.
足あし腰こし
下半身 is the anatomical term for the lower half of the body, while 足腰 focuses on the functional strength and mobility of the legs and lower back.

上じょう半はん身しんN1
下半身 refers to the lower half of the body below the waist, while 上半身 refers to the upper half above the waist.
上じょう体たい
下半身 refers to the lower body (hips, legs), the direct opposite of 上体, which refers to the upper body.

下半身
- かはんしん
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading かはんしん is the most common.
- しもはんしん
  Alternate reading, less common than かはんしん.
しもはんしん

Compound of 下 (lower) + 半 (half) + 身 (body). The reading かはんしん uses the on'yomi for 下 and 半, and the on'yomi for 身; しもはんしん uses the kun'yomi for 下.