自 — self, oneself, naturally
みずから
自
self
みずから
U+81EA
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #19
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #36
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #132
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Meanings
- self
- oneself
- naturally
Readings
- On'yomi
- じ ji し shi
- Kun'yomi
- みずか mizuka おの ono
word
みずか mizuka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
し ・じ shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
自
分
jibun
oneself
自
体
jitai
itself
自
立
jiritsu
independence
自
社
jisha
one's own company
自
ji
self
自
国
jikoku
one's own country
自
作
jisaku
one's own work
自
力
jiriki
one's own power
自
明
jimei
self-evident
自
前
jimae
self-funded
自
白
jihaku
confession
自
分
で
jibunde
by myself
自
室
jishitsu
one's own room
自
家
jika
one's own house
自
家
用
jikayou
for private or home use
自
活
jikatsu
self-support
自
然
shizen
nature
不
自
然
fushizen
unnatural
大
自
然
daishizen
nature
自
然
公
園
shizenkouen
nature park
自
然
界
shizenkai
nature
自
然
科
学
shizenkagaku
natural science
自
然
環
境
shizenkankyou
natural environment
Words by frequency and grade
93 wordsEach dot is a word containing 自: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 41 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
自分勝手
四字熟語
self divide, victory hand
自由自在
四字熟語
self reason, self exist
自由自在
四字熟語
self reason, self exist
自問自答
四字熟語
self question, self answer
自問自答
四字熟語
self question, self answer
自力更生
四字熟語
self power, grow late life
自給自足
四字熟語
self salary, self foot
自給自足
四字熟語
self salary, self foot
自画自賛
四字熟語
self picture, self approve
自画自賛
四字熟語
self picture, self approve
自暴自棄
四字熟語
self outburst, self abandon
自暴自棄
四字熟語
self outburst, self abandon
自己満足
四字熟語
self self, full foot
変幻自在
四字熟語
unusual phantasm, self exist
自己暗示
四字熟語
self self, dark suggestion
自由奔放
四字熟語
freedom, unrestrained
自己嫌悪
四字熟語
self self, dislike loathe
自己顕示
四字熟語
self self, reveal show
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.
Used as component in (3)
Pictographic character. Originally depicted a nose — one points to one's nose when saying "me." Self, oneself. Extended to naturally.