• 自身じしん — oneself; self
• 全身ぜんしん — whole body
• 出身しゅっしん — (place of) origin; hometown
• 身長しんちょう — height (of body)
• 身分みぶん — social status; identity
• 独身どくしん — single; unmarried
• 変身へんしん — transformation; metamorphosis

The character 身 symbolizes the human body and is widely used to talk about the self, one’s status, origin, or physical condition. It often appears in compound words related to identity or physicality. The original form depicted a pregnant figure, suggesting wholeness or the entire person.

彼かれは 独身どくしんです。
He is single.

出身しゅっしんは 東京とうきょうです。
I’m from Tokyo.