身元・身許|みもとmimoto[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(one's) identity; background; upbringing; birth (and parentage)
   彼かれの身元みもとは我々われわれには分わからなかった。↗

   His parentage was unknown to us.
2. noun(one's) character

• Synonym素性すじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Points to a person's origins and history, as in 「素性を隠す」; leans toward hidden or unknown details, while 「身元」 suggests verifiable identity.
• Synonym身上しんじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Covers a person's life history and circumstances, and can also mean a strong point, as in 「真面目が彼の身上」; 「身元」 centers on verifiable identity.
• Synonym出自しゅつじWrittenWritten/formal prose. Points to a person's origins and descent, as in 「出自を明らかにする」; leans toward where someone comes from.
• Synonym氏素性うじすじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to family standing and lineage; puts strong emphasis on family background and birth.
• Related生い立ちおいたちNeutralNeutral. Refers to how someone grew up, as in 「生い立ちを語る」; leans toward childhood and family background.
• Related経歴けいれきNeutralNeutral. Refers to a person's career history, as in 「経歴を詐称」; leans toward schooling and work.
• Related履歴りれきNeutralNeutral. Means a record of a person's or thing's history, as in 「履歴書」 and 「閲覧履歴」.
• Related毛並みけなみCasualColloquial. Literally an animal's coat, but by extension breeding or pedigree, as in 「毛並みがいい」; often figurative for family background.
• Related生まれうまれNeutralNeutral. Refers to birth or birthplace, as in 「東京生まれ」; leans toward basic facts of birth.
• RelatedバックグラウンドNeutralLoanword for a person's background or origins, as in 「文化的バックグラウンド」.
• Related家系かけいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to family lineage, as in 「医者の家系」; focuses on the continuation of a family's bloodline.
• Related系譜けいふWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means genealogy or pedigree, as in 「文学の系譜」; often used figuratively for traditions handed down over time.
• Related血統けっとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to blood inherited from ancestors and applies to animals as well as people, as in 「血統書付きの犬」.
• Related家柄いえがらWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to a family's social standing, as in 「家柄がいい」; leans toward social class and rank.
• Related血筋ちすじNeutralNeutral. Refers to bloodline or descent, as in 「血筋は争えない」; leans toward heredity.
• Related家筋いえすじWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to a family line or pedigree; has an old-fashioned flavor.
• Related門地もんちWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to family standing and birth, as in 「門地による差別」 in the constitution.
• Related門閥もんばつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to a distinguished family or lineage; carries feudal overtones.

Use 「身元」 for a person's verifiable identity and origins, as in 「身元不明」, 「身元保証人」 and 「身元確認」. For someone's hidden background say 「素性」, for their career history 「経歴」, for family standing 「家柄」, and for bloodline 「血筋」.

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1. ある人ひとの生い立おいたち。素性そせい。
2. 一身上いっしんじょうに関かかわること。身の上みのうえ。