受身

Chinese

		to bear; to stand; to endure to bear; to stand; to endure; (passive marker); to receive	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (受身)		受	身
simp. #(受身)		受	身
anagram		身受

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 受け身.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shòushēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄕㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shòushēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shòushen
    • Wade–Giles: shou⁴-shên¹
    • Yale: shòu-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showshen
    • Palladius: шоушэнь (šoušɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/

Verb

受身

1. (martial arts, video games) to recover from falling position

Japanese

Kanji in this term
受	身
う(け) Grade: 3	み Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 受身 – see the following entry.

【受うけ身み】 [noun] that which is passive (not active, but acted upon) [noun] the passive voice

(This term, 受身, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)