- 身上
- しんじょう
merit
body
social position* * *Iしんしょう【身上】⇒ しんだい[身代]IIしんじょう【身上】¶ → 身上書* * *Iしんしょう【身上】1 〔財産〕 (a) fortune; property. [⇒しんだい1]●一(ひと)身上作る[築く, こしらえる] amass [pile up] a fortune; 《口》 make a pile.
●身上をつぶす run through [squander] one's fortune
・身上をなくす lose one's fortune.
2 〔暮らし〕 =しょたい1.身上持ち ⇒しんしょうもち.IIしんじょう【身上】1 〔身の上〕 one's (personal) background.●身上を調査する investigate sb's background; make a background check.
2 〔長所・取り柄〕 one's merit; an asset; a strong point.●彼の身上は他人の悪口を言わないことだ. His strong point is that he doesn't talk ill of other people.
・健康的な明るさこそ彼女の身上だ. Her strong point is her healthy cheerfulness.
身上調査書 a report on one's (personal) background.身上(調)書 a personal information form.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.