Vocabulary

What does 身の回り (みのまわり, minomawari) mean?

身の回り (みのまわり, minomawari) means personal belongings; everyday personal affairs.

Quick facts
Readingみのまわり
Romajiminomawari
Part of speechexpression, noun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
みのまわり
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonminomawari

personal belongings; everyday personal affairs

  1. 1expression · noun · no-adjective one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life

Example sentences

  • I organize my personal belongings around me.

  • I have someone look after my personal affairs.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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