Kanji 自: meanings, readings, and example words.
Kanji 自: oneself. Readings and core meaning.
See vocabulary and examples below.
oneself
This character adds a stroke above the character for eye (目). It originally depicted a nose; since people often point to their nose to refer to themselves in East Asian culture, it came to mean 'oneself'.
自惚れ (うぬぼれ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自惚れ: conceit / pride / arrogance. Meanings and example sentences.
自ずから (おのずから): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自ずから: naturally / as a matter of course. Meanings and example sentences.
自覚 (じかく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自覚: self-awareness / consciousness. Meanings and example sentences.
自我 (じが): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自我: self / ego / consciousness. Meanings and example sentences.
自己 (じこ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自己: self / oneself. Meanings and example sentences.
自在 (じざい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自在: freely / at will / flexibly. Meanings and example sentences.
自主 (じしゅ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自主: independence / self-reliance. Meanings and example sentences.
自首 (じしゅ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自首: surrender / give oneself up. Meanings and example sentences.
自信 (じしん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自信: self-confidence / confidence in oneself. Meanings and example sentences.
自尊心 (じそんしん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自尊心: self-respect / pride. Meanings and example sentences.
自転 (じてん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自転: rotation / spinning / turning. Meanings and example sentences.
自動詞 (じどうし): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自動詞: intransitive verb (no direct object). Meanings and example sentences.
自立 (じりつ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自立: independence / self-reliance. Meanings and example sentences.
独自 (どくじ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 独自: original / unique / distinctive. Meanings and example sentences.
各自 (かくじ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 各自: each person / individual. Meanings and example sentences.
自衛 (じえい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自衛: self-defense / protection. Meanings and example sentences.
自習 (じしゅう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自習: self-study / studying alone. Meanings and example sentences.
自然科学 (しぜんかがく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自然科学: natural science. Meanings and example sentences.
自治 (じち): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自治: self-government / autonomy. Meanings and example sentences.
自殺 (じさつ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自殺: suicide. Meanings and example sentences.
自身 (じしん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自身: oneself / personally. Meanings and example sentences.
自然 (しぜん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自然: nature / natural state. Meanings and example sentences.
自動 (じどう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自動: automatic / self-moving. Meanings and example sentences.
自慢 (じまん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自慢: pride / boast. Meanings and example sentences.
不自由 (ふじゆう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 不自由: disability / inconvenience / hardship. Meanings and example sentences.
自由 (じゆう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自由: freedom / liberty / free will. Meanings and example sentences.
自転車 (じてんしゃ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自転車: bicycle / bike. Meanings and example sentences.
自動車 (じどうしゃ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自動車: car / automobile. Meanings and example sentences.
自分 (じぶん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 自分: oneself / my own / yourself. Meanings and example sentences.
