noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
half of the body; half length
Refers to one side of the body (left or right) or the upper/lower half. Also used for half-length portraits or clothing.
事故で半身が麻痺してしまった。
Half of his body became paralyzed due to the accident.
半身の肖像画を描いてもらった。
I had a half-length portrait painted.