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身みの上うえ
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Meanings
Expression
Noun
1. one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances
2. one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
Kanji used
身one's body上above
Pitch accent
みのうえ
みのうえ
Used in vocabulary
身みの上うえ話ばなし
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
Expression
易えき者しゃ身みの上うえ知しらず
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; a fortune teller can't tell their own future
Expression
Examples2
She took a deep breath and then started to talk about herself.
No one knows what has happened to him.