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痩身 (そうしん, soushin) Japanese meaning: slim figure | Kotomora

痩そう身しん

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

slim figure; slender body

Refers to a person's lean, slender physique. Often used in beauty, health, or fashion contexts.

彼かの女じょは痩そう身しんで、どんな服ふくも似に合あう。

She has a slim figure and looks good in any clothes.

痩そう身しんを維い持じするために毎まい日にち運うん動どうしている。

I exercise every day to maintain a slender body.

2

slimming; weight reduction

Refers to the process or goal of losing weight, often used in the context of dieting, exercise, or cosmetic treatments.

このサプリは痩そう身しん効こう果かがあると言いわれている。
This supplement is said to have a slimming effect.
痩そう身しんを目もく的てきとしたエステに通かよっている。
I go to a salon for weight reduction treatments.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が痩そう身しんになるfor someone to become slim (in figure)
彼かの女じょは運うん動どうを続つづけて痩そう身しんになった。
She kept exercising and became slender.
痩そう身しん効こう果かがあるto have a slimming effect
このクリームには痩そう身しん効こう果かがある。
This cream has a slimming effect.
痩そう身しんに成せい功こうするto succeed in slimming down
彼かれは半はん年としで痩そう身しんに成せい功こうした。
He succeeded in slimming down within six months.
痩そう身しんを目め指ざすto aim for weight loss/slimming
多おおくの女じょ性せいが痩そう身しんを目め指ざしてエステに通かよう。
Many women go to beauty salons aiming to slim down.

Kanji

痩get thin
身somebody, person, one's station in life
瘦thin, emaciated, lean

Related words· 6

減げん量りょうN2sense 2
減量 is a general, often medical or sports-related term for reducing weight, while 痩身 specifically emphasizes achieving a slender, attractive body shape.
スリム sense 1
スリム is a casual loanword describing a slim appearance or design, while 痩身 is a more formal noun referring to a person's slender physique.
ダイエットN4sense 2
ダイエット is the casual, everyday loanword for dieting or weight-loss efforts, whereas 痩身 is a more formal term often used in beauty or medical contexts.
細ほそ身み sense 1
細身 describes a slender build or narrow shape (of a person or object), while 痩身 specifically refers to a person's thin, lean physique.

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やせ
痩身 is a more formal, often clinical or advertising term for a slender body, while 痩せ is the everyday word for being thin or losing weight.
痩やせるN4
痩身 is a formal noun meaning 'slim body' or 'weight loss,' often used in medical or advertising contexts, while 痩せる is the everyday verb for the process of getting thinner.

Opposites

肥ひ満まんN2sense 1
肥満 means obesity or being overweight, the direct opposite of 痩身's slender body sense.

Written forms

痩そう身しんUsage54%
Standard kanji spelling; 痩 is the modern form, while 瘦 is an older variant.
瘦そう身しんUsage43%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form using the older 瘦 kanji; not commonly used in modern writing.
そう身しんUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form mixing kanji and kana; not a standard spelling.

Etymology

Compound of 痩 (そう, 'thin, slender') and 身 (しん, 'body'). The reading そうしん is on'yomi. The kanji 痩 is the modern form, while 瘦 is a traditional variant.

そうしん

Usage1%