Ma'anar ƙamus na "makamin jiki" wani nau'in tufafi ne na kariya da mutane ke sawa don kare jikinsu daga cutarwa ta jiki, kamar harsashi, shrapnel, ko rauni mai ƙarfi. Yawanci an yi shi da abubuwa masu ƙarfi da ɗorewa, kamar Kevlar ko faranti na yumbu, kuma an ƙera shi don ɗaukar ko karkatar da tasirin majigi ko wasu abubuwa masu haɗari. Jami'an tsaro, sojoji, da kuma daidaikun mutane da ke aiki a cikin manyan ayyuka suna amfani da sulke.