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出身
shusshin
Description
「出身」は、その人が生まれた場所や、卒業した学校を表す言葉です。
"出身" is a word that indicates the place where a person was born or the school they graduated from.
自己紹介のとき、「東京出身です」のようによく使います。
It is often used in self-introductions, like "東京出身です" (I am from Tokyo).
Meanings
出身shusshin
place where one was born or comes from
私は大阪の出身です。
I am from Osaka.
出身shusshin
the school one graduated from; one's background
彼はあの大学の出身です。
He graduated from that university.
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Notes
- Etymology
出 (to come out) + 身 (body/self), literally 'where one's self came out from'.
- Nuance
often follows a place or school name plus の, as in 京都出身.
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