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自 — self, oneself, naturally

みずから自 self

Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 6 strokes

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

Meanings

self
oneself
naturally

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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).

自(みずか) ら mizukara oneself

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(じ) 分(ぶん) jibun oneself 自(じ) 体(たい) jitai itself 自(じ) 立(りつ) jiritsu independence 自(じ) 社(しゃ) jisha one's own company 自(じ) ji self 自(じ) 国(こく) jikoku one's own country 自(じ) 作(さく) jisaku one's own work 自(じ) 力(りき) jiriki one's own power

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Pictographic character. Originally depicted a nose — one points to one's nose when saying "me." Self, oneself. Extended to naturally.

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#132 自 self

自 — self, oneself, naturally

Meanings

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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).

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Used as component in (4)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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自 — self, oneself, naturally

Meanings

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).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (4)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

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).