Japanese Word Entry

身になる
Kana:みになる
Romaji:mininaru
Definitions:
  1. to do one good, to be beneficial, to be good for the body or mind, to be helpful, to be useful

  2. to put oneself in the place of ..., to put oneself in (someone's) shoes

Alternative form:
  • 實になる 〔実になる〕 【 みになる (mininaru) 】


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Chinese characters used in this word

somebody, person, one's station in life, body, trunk, hull, Kangxi radical 158
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄣ (shēn), ㄐㄩㄢ (juān)
Cantonese: san1
Japanese: シン (shin)、 ケン (ken) / み (mi)、 みずから (mizukara)
Korean: 신 (sin)
Vietnamese: thân, quyên

truth, reality, real, true, solid, honest
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕˊ (shí), ㄓˋ (zhì)
Cantonese: sat6
Japanese: ジツ (jitsu)、 シツ (shitsu) / み (mi)、 みの.る (minoru)、 まこと.に (makotoni)、 みの.り (minori)、 みち.る (michiru)
Korean: 실 (sil), 지 (ji)
Vietnamese: thật, thực
Variants
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