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自

Kanji meanings and readings

自

N4

oneself

On reading
ジ、シ
Kun reading
みずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと
Radical
自
Illustration of 不自由
N3

ふじゆう

discomfort; disability; inconvenience; destitution

Illustration of 各自
N2

かくじ

individual; each

Illustration of 独自
N1

どくじ

original; peculiar; characteristic

Illustration of 自ずから
N1

おのずから

naturally; as a matter of course

Illustration of 自主
N1

じしゅ

independence; autonomy

Illustration of 自信
N1

じしん

self-confidence

Illustration of 自分
N5

じぶん

oneself

Illustration of 自動
N3

じどう

automatic; self-motion

Illustration of 自動詞
N1

じどうし

intransitive verb (no direct obj)

Illustration of 自動車
N5

じどうしゃ

automobile

Illustration of 自在
N1

じざい

freely; at will

Illustration of 自尊心
N1

じそんしん

self-respect; conceit

Illustration of 自己
N1

じこ

self; oneself

Illustration of 自惚れ
N1

うぬぼれ

pretension; conceit; hubris

Illustration of 自慢
N3

じまん

pride; boast

Illustration of 自我
N1

じが

self; the ego

Illustration of 自殺
N3

じさつ

suicide

Illustration of 自治
N2

じち

self-government; autonomy

Illustration of 自然
N3

しぜん

nature; spontaneous

Illustration of 自然科学
N2

しぜんかがく

natural science

Illustration of 自由
N4

じゆう

freedom

Illustration of 自立
N1

じりつ

independence; self-reliance

Illustration of 自習
N2

じしゅう

self-study

Illustration of 自衛
N2

じえい

self-defense

Illustration of 自覚
N1

じかく

self-conscious