人じん身しん

also: ひとみ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

human body; person

Refers to the physical human body or a person as a physical entity. Common in legal, medical, and accident contexts, such as 人身事故 (personal injury accident) or 人身売買 (human trafficking).

人じん身しん事じ故このため電でん車しゃが遅おくれた。
The train was delayed due to a personal injury accident.
人じん身しん売ばい買ばいは重じゅう大だいな犯はん罪ざいです。
Human trafficking is a serious crime.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の人じん身しんを拘こう束そくするto detain or restrain a person
警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃの人じん身しんを拘こう束そくした。
The police detained the suspect.
人じん身しんに危き害がいを加くわえるto inflict physical harm on a person
犯はん人にんは被ひ害がい者しゃの人じん身しんに危き害がいを加くわえた。
The perpetrator inflicted harm on the victim.

Expressions

人じん身しんの自じ由ゆうpersonal freedom; freedom of the person; personal liberty

Kanji

人person
身somebody, person, one's station in life

Related words

人じん体たいN1
人体 is the general anatomical term for the human body, while 人身 refers to the body as a person or legal entity, often in accident or crime contexts.
身しん体たいN3
身体 is the broad, everyday term for the body including its health and condition, while 人身 is narrower, used mainly in legal or accident-related contexts.

Don't confuse with

人じん心しん
人心 (じんしん) means people's hearts or public sentiment, whereas 人身 (じんしん) means the physical human body or person, despite the identical reading.

Word family

人じん身しん事じ故こ
accident involving injury or death; personal injury accident
人じん身しん保ほ護ご
habeas corpus
人じん身しん取とり引ひき
human trafficking
人じん身しん売ばい買ばい
human trafficking; slave trade
人じん身しん攻こう撃げき
personal attack; ad hominem attack

Written forms

人身Usage100%
- じんしん
  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading じんしん.
- ひとみ
  Rare reading; mostly found in older or literary contexts. Learners should use じんしん.
ひとみ

Etymology

Compound of 人 (person) and 身 (body). The reading じんしん is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi. The rare reading ひとみ uses the native kun'yomi for both characters.