Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 出しゅっ 身しん from 〈place〉 (as one's origin)
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 出しゅっ 身しん to be a person from 〈place〉
She is originally from Hokkaido.
出しゅっ 身しん は 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 です to state that one's origin is 〈place〉
I'm originally from Tokyo.
Kanji 身 somebody, person, one's station in life Related words· 6 生まれ usually refers specifically to one's birthplace or birth background, while 出身 is broader and can also cover schools, companies, or career backgrounds.
出自 is a formal or scholarly word for one's lineage or social origin, while 出身 is the everyday word used for hometown or school background.
故郷 names the actual hometown or native place itself, while 出身 describes the background or origin one comes from, not the place per se.
出身 is the standard, formal word for someone's origin or alma mater, while 出 alone is a casual, clipped way of saying the same thing (東大出 vs 東大出身 ).
Show 2 more Show fewer 出身 is the everyday word for a person's hometown or background, while 出所 is a more formal term sometimes used for birthplace in official contexts.
出身 is a broader term for one's origin (a school, company, or region), whereas 出身地 refers specifically to the geographic place of birth or upbringing.
Word family birthplace; hometown; place of origin
home country; country of origin
alma mater; school one attended
alumnus; graduate; former student · former member; ex-member · former resident; person from (a place)
from the countryside; country-bred
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 出 , associated with coming out or originating, and 身 , associated with the person or body. The compound conventionally expresses the background from which a person comes.
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