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身も世もない

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 身も世もない.

Dictionary

Entry

身も世もない身も世も無いみもよもない~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #60674
1

heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief

Examples
妻を亡くして彼は身も世もないほどに悲しんだ。
When his wife died he was full of heartrending grief.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

somebody, person, one's station in life

7 strokesFrequency 320JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シン

Kun

generation, world, society, public

5 strokesFrequency 135JLPT N3Grade 3

On

セイソウ

Kun

Nanori

としゆき

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

12 strokesFrequency 274JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

な.い

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