Readings
Meanings
- oneself (itself, etc.)
- i
- me
- you
- by oneself (itself, etc.)
Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘsnake (乙)
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 564
Compound words
self; oneselfacquaintance; close friendself-interestself-introductionegoism; egotism; selfishnessnet worth; owned capitaltaking care of something by oneself; self-managementpersonaloneself (itself, etc.)Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)Earth Rooster (46th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1909, 1969, 2029)Earth Sheep (56th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1919, 1979, 2039)Earth Snake (6th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1929, 1989, 2049)self-controlvanity, conceitspirit of self-denialself-centered (colloquial)diacritical marks used for interpreting classical Chineseto cast aside one's beliefs and doctrinesautosuggestionself regulationself-deceptionself-sacrificeself adjoint On Reading Examples
She puts her own interests above everything else.tatoeba Kun Reading Examples
He that would govern others, first should be master of himself.tatoeba You must not judge others by yourself.tatoeba 人間は己の肉体なり心の病気の餌食であり、死んだ後では地虫の餌食となる。おのれ Man, being of flesh, is subject to diseases of the mind and after death, to worms.tatoebaYoung men are apt to fall a victim to their own avarice.tatoeba Additional Examples
He is a thorough-going egoist.tatoeba He is nothing more than an egoist.tatoeba 彼は人の自己尊厳のほうが重要だという理由で、自殺を擁護する。 He defends suicide on the grounds that one's self-dignity is more important.tatoebaHe is intent on advertising himself.tatoeba Stroke Order
3 strokes
Self. A coiled cord — something turned back on itself. 自己 — oneself.
Practice Writing
Practice Writing 己
Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step