身なり・身形|みなりminari[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noundress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
   こんな身みなりで外出がいしゅつするのは気きが引ひける。↗

   I'm ashamed to go out dressed like this.

   この店みせではちゃんとした身みなりをしなさい。↗

   You are expected to dress well for this shop.

• Synonym格好かっこうNeutralCommon in speech: covers looks, dress and style, and appears in 「格好をつける」(keep up appearances); 「身なり」 focuses on how one is dressed.
• Synonym装いよそおいWrittenWritten-style word for dress and attire with an aesthetic touch, as in 「春の装い」; more formal than 「身なり」.
• Synonym姿すがたNeutralCovers figure, posture and overall appearance — a much wider range than 「身なり」 and not tied to clothing.
• Synonym風体ふうていNeutralDress and overall look, but often with a suspicious or shady nuance, as in 「怪しい風体」; 「身なり」 itself is neutral.
• Synonym見てくれみてくれCasualColloquial and slightly dismissive: outward show or looks for display, as in 「見てくれだけ」(all for show); 「身なり」 is neutral.
• SynonymなりふりNeutralCovers appearance and dress, but is now mostly fixed in the phrase 「なりふり構わず」(regardless of appearances).
• Related体裁ていさいNeutralOutward presentation and keeping up appearances; it stresses how one looks to others, whereas 「身なり」 focuses on the clothes one wears.
• Related風貌ふうぼうWrittenWritten word for a person's looks, centring on the face and features; not specifically about dress, unlike 「身なり」.
• Related外見がいけんWrittenFormal word for outward appearance as a whole, of people or things, which can include dress; 「身なり」 is specifically about how a person is dressed.
• Related見かけみかけNeutralSurface appearance as a whole, often implying it may not match reality; 「身なり」 narrows the focus to one's clothing.
• Related風采ふうさいWrittenWritten word for one's bearing and presence, as in 「風采が上がらない」; stresses the air a person gives off rather than the clothes.
• Related風姿ふうしWrittenLiterary word for a person's bearing and appearance, with an aesthetic nuance; centres on posture and figure rather than dress.

Use 「身なり」 for how someone is dressed, as in 「身なりを整える」 or 「派手な身なり」. In casual talk about looks, 「格好」 fits; for dress in formal writing, 「装い」. Pick 「風采」 for overall bearing, 「風体」 for a suspicious look, and 「なりふり構わず」 for ignoring how you appear. 「外見」 and 「見かけ」 are broader words for outward appearance as a whole.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 身体しんたい。