Japanese symbol for “personally”
自ら
みずから
Romaji: mizukara
oneself
In Japanese, personally is 自ら, read みずから (mizukara).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n oneself
- adv oneself; for oneself; personally; in person
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “personally”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 直々 | じきじき jikijiki | in person; personally; directly |
| 目の当たり | まのあたり manoatari | before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close |
| 親しく | したしく shitashiku | personally; in person |
| 手ずから | てずから tezukara | in person; personally; (do) oneself |
| 身をもって | みをもって miomotte | with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 自由 | じゆう jiyuu | freedom; liberty |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 自己 | じこ jiko | self; oneself |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
See also: Chinese symbol for “personally”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.