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自

oneself
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingジ、シ
Kun readingみずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

自分自転車自動車自由自殺自身自然自動自慢各自自衛自習

Radicals and components

Radical自selfComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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drop (丶) · eye (目)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 36

Compound words

自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
自転車じてんしゃ
bicycle; bike
自動車じどうしゃ
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
自由じゆう
freedom; liberty
自殺じさつ
suicide
自身じしん
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
自然しぜん
nature; natural; spontaneous; automatic; naturally
自動じどう
automatic; intransitive verb
自慢じまん
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
各自かくじ
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
自衛じえい
self-defense; self-defence
自治じち
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
自習じしゅう
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
自然科学しぜんかがく
natural science
自惚れうぬぼれ
conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism
自ずからおのずから
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
自らみずから
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally; in person
自営じえい
running one's own business; doing business on one's own; self-employment
自家じか
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
自我じが
ego; self; ego
自覚じかく
self-consciousness; self-awareness
自活じかつ
self-support
自棄やけ
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
自給じきゅう
self-support

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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