身分|みぶんmibun[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun(social) standing; status; position; rank
   彼かれは身分みぶんの高たかい人ひとです。↗

   He is a man of high social status.
2. nounidentity; birth; origin
   支配人しはいにんはドアを開ひらいて身分みぶんを名乗なのった。↗

   The manager opened the door and identified himself.
3. nounone's circumstances; one's means
   身分みぶん相応そうおうに暮くらせ。↗

   Cut your coat according to your cloth.

• Synonym立場たちばNeutralFocuses on the situation or position someone is in, as in 「相手の立場」; 「身分」 is about social standing and rank.
• Synonym地位ちいNeutralRefers to social or organizational position and its relative height, as in 「地位が高い」; 「身分」 denotes social identity itself.
• Synonym境遇きょうぐうNeutralPoints to the circumstances one lives in, as in 「恵まれた境遇」; the emphasis is on living conditions rather than social status.
• Synonym階級かいきゅうNeutralRefers to a social class or to an individual’s military rank, as in 「階級社会」; 「身分」 is about a person’s social attributes and identity.
• Related序列じょれつNeutralMeans ordering or hierarchy, as in 「年功序列」; it ranks people or things in sequence rather than naming a status.
• Related等級とうきゅうNeutralCovers grades and classes for goods, qualifications, pay scales and even stars; 「身分」 is a person's social identity.
• Related身の上みのうえNeutralRefers to one's personal history and experiences, as in 「身の上話」; the focus is on what one has been through, not social rank.
• RelatedクラスNeutralA loanword for a tier or level, or a school class, as in 「トップクラス」; it marks how high something ranks, whereas 「身分」 names a person's social identity.
• RelatedポジションNeutralA loanword for a position or post, as in 「ポジション争い」; used for spots on a team or in a company, not social identity.
• RelatedランクNeutralA loanword for a ranking or grade, as in 「ランクが上がる」; it stresses placement on a ranked scale, whereas 「身分」 names a person's social identity.
• Related役職やくしょくNeutralThe post one holds in an organization, as in 「役職に就く」; mostly corporate and often managerial, while 「身分」 is social identity.

Use 「身分」 for a person's social attributes and identity, as in 「身分証明書」 and 「身分が違う」. For relative standing choose 「地位」; for one's situation or circumstances 「立場」 or 「境遇」; for personal history 「身の上」; for a company post 「役職」. The loanwords クラス, ポジション and ランク handle tiers, positions and rankings, while 「等級」「序列」「階級」 grade, order and stratify.

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1. 属ぞくすることにより、本人ほんにんの意思いしに関かかわらず所属しょぞくしない者ものにない特定とくていの権能けんのうを得うる又または義務ぎむを負おう集団しゅうだん又または地位ちい。
2. 正体しょうたい。