Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 化身(けしん) in Japanese

化身
Kana Reading
けしん
Romaji
keshin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
    Example sentence
    彼は利己主義の化身だ。 He is the personification of selfishness.

Examples of 化身, けしん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

身 JLPT 2

7 strokes

somebody, person, one's station in life

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: み

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化 JLPT 3

4 strokes

change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

On'Yomi: カ, ケ

Kun'Yomi: ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する

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