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N4 Kanji 10: 自
Meaning of kanji 自:
In Japanese, 自 means “myself”.
How to read kanji 自:
| Kunyomi | みずか、おの |
| Onyomi | じ、し |
How to write kanji 自:
Origin of kanji 自:
The original meaning of 自 is “nose”, but now it stands for “myself”.
Because when you want to say “it’s me.”, you often point to your nose.
Development of kanji 自:
Vocabulary containing kanji 自:
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん | myself |
| 自由 | じゆう | freedom |
| 自然 | しぜん | nature |
| 自身 | じしん | self |
| 自ら | みずから | oneself |
| 自動 | じどう | automatic |
| 自体 | じたい | itself |
| 自信 | じしん | confidence |
| 自宅 | じたく | own home |
| 自治 | じち | autonomy |
| 独自 | どくじ | original |
| 自殺 | じさつ | suicide |
| 自転 | じてん | rotation |
| 自覚 | じかく | awareness |
| 自立 | じりつ | independence |
| 自慢 | じまん | proud |
| 自主 | じしゅ | voluntary |
| 自衛 | じえい | self-defense |
| 自国 | じこく | home country |
| 自律 | じりつ | autonomy |
| 自我 | じが | ego |
| 自力 | じりき | self-help |
| 自発 | じはつ | spontaneous |
| 自家 | じか | home |
| 自在 | じざい | freely |
| 自ずと | おのずと | naturally |
| 自社 | じしゃ | in-house |
| 各自 | かくじ | each one |
| 自作 | じさく | self made |
| 自負 | じふ | pride |
| 自尊 | じそん | self-esteem |
| 自給 | じきゅう | self-sufficiency |
| 自営 | じえい | self-employed |
| 自明 | じめい | obvious |
| 自伝 | じでん | autobiography |
| 自称 | じしょう | self-proclaim |
| 自問 | じもん | self-inquiry |
| 自閉 | じへい | autosynnoia |
| 自足 | じそく | self-sufficiency |
| 自白 | じはく | confession |
| 自費 | じひ | own expense |
| 自虐 | じぎゃく | self-torture |
| 自滅 | じめつ | self-destruction |
| 自粛 | じしゅく | self-control |
| 自重 | じじゅう | self-weight |
| 自習 | じしゅう | self study |
Example Sentences of kanji 自:
| 彼は試合に勝つ自信がある。 He is sure of winning the game. 大丈夫、君なら出来る！自分を信じて！ It’ll be fine, you can do it! Trust yourself! 自然な状態の髪の毛には、油分が含まれています。 There is oil in hair in its natural state. しかし、主人公は自らの誤りに気づいている。 However the protagonist is aware of his own mistakes. 結局は誰でも自分で学ぶしかない。 Everyone must learn on their own in the end. 絶望した彼は自殺を図った。 Despair drove him to attempt suicide. あいつ、自分が音痴だってこと知らないんだよ。 He doesn’t realize that he’s tone deaf. |
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