Illustration: At the entrance of an older woman’s apartment, her adult nephew arrives with groceries and a replacement light bulb. She welcomes him with visible relief while leaning on her walking stick. On a nearby shelf, a family photograph shows the same woman beside him as a small child and his parents.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

身み寄より

miyori

relative, family connection

Often used in 身寄りがない, meaning having no relatives to rely on. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 身寄みよりのない子供こども

    a child with no relatives

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  2. 真女児まなごは自分じぶんの夫おっとをなくし身寄みよりのない境遇きょうぐうを打明うちあけ、豊雄とよおに求婚きゅうこんした。

    Manago revealed that she had lost her husband and had no relatives to rely on, then proposed to Toyoo.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. この町まちには身寄みよりがいないので、友人ゆうじんに相談そうだんした。

    I have no relatives in this town, so I asked a friend for advice.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 身寄

  • 身somebody; personOnシンKunみ
  • 寄draw near; stop inOnキKunよる・よせる

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