身八つ

Reading

Kana: みやつ

Romaji: miyatsu

Definition

noun

1

small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)

Note: abbreviation

See also: 身八つ口

Kanji

身

Readings: シン、 み

Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life

八

Readings: ハチ、 や、 や.つ、 やっ.つ、 よう

Meanings: eight, eight radical (no. 12)