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Japanese word 自分: oneself / my own / yourself. Meanings and example sentences.

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自分 (じぶん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

自分 (じぶん) means oneself / my own / yourself.

See example sentences below.

自分 at a glance

自分

じぶんjibun

N5pronoun

oneself / my own / yourself

自分じぶんjibunN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 自分

Core meaning

oneself / my own / yourself

Basic example sentences

Example 1

じぶんでしゅくだいをした。

Translation

I did my homework by myself.

Example 2

じぶんのかみをとかす。

Translation

I brush my own hair.

Kanji 自: oneself

Kanji 自: oneself

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