自 — kanji meaning “oneself”
自
oneself
- Meanings
- oneself
- On'yomi
- ジ (ji)、シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- みずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと
- Name readings
- より
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #19 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 132
- Chinese reading
- zì — Chinese character page
Words with 自
| 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 |
| 自ら | みずから mizukara | oneself |
| 自動車 | じどうしゃ jidousha | car; automobile; motorcar |
| 自信 | じしん jishin | self-confidence; confidence (in oneself) |
| 自宅 | じたく jitaku | one's home; one's house |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ jitensha | bicycle; bike |
| 独自 | どくじ dokuji | original; unique; distinctive |
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