みもと

身元

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; birth (and parentage)

N5Common wordNoun
Noun
(one's) identitybackgroundupbringingbirth (and parentage)
Noun
(one's) character

Example Sentences

(かれ)は身元を明かさなかった。

He didn't reveal his identity.

(かれ)の身元は腕時計で確認できた。

They were able to identify him by his wrist watch.

(かれ)の身元は我々には分からなかった。

His parentage was unknown to us.

衣服からその迷子の身元が確認された。

The identity of the lost child was confirmed by its clothes.

その遺体の身元は(ほお)のほくろで確認された。

The dead body was identified by a mole on the cheek.