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自

Kanji 自: meaning "self", readings, stroke order

The kanji 自 means "self". On'yomi: ジ、シ; kun'yomi: みずから. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
self
On'yomi
ジシ
Kun'yomi
みずから
Strokes
6
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 自

  • 自転車 じてんしゃ — Bicycle
  • 自動車 じどうしゃ — automobile
  • 自分 じぶん — myself, oneself
  • 自然 しぜん — Nature / natural
  • 自由 じゆう — Freedom
  • 自殺 じさつ — suicide
  • 自動 じどう — automatic, self-motion
  • 自慢 じまん — pride, boast
  • 不自由 ふじゆう — discomfort, disability, inconvenience
  • 自発的 じはつてき — Spontaneous / voluntary
  • 自動化 じどうか — Automation
  • 各自 かくじ — individual, each

Stroke order · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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