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KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小26 strokesRadical 自#19 in newspapers

自 · oneself

自 is a kanji meaning oneself. It has 6 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ジji
  • シshi

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • みずからmizukara
  • おのずからonozukara
  • おのずとonozuto

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 自 · 28 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 自
WordReadingMeaningLevel
自転車じてんしゃbicycleN5
自動車じどうしゃautomobileN5
自分じぶんmyself, oneselfN5
自由じゆうfreedomN4
自殺じさつsuicideN3
自身じしんoneselfN3
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More words that use 自
WordReadingMeaningLevel
自然しぜんnature, spontaneousN3
自動じどうautomatic, self-motionN3
自慢じまんpride, boastN3
不自由ふじゆうdiscomfort, disability, inconvenienceN3
自己じこself, oneselfN3
各自かくじindividual, eachN2
自衛じえいself-defenseN2
自習じしゅうself-studyN2
自然科学しぜんかがくnatural scienceN2
自宅じたくone's own home (same as 自分の家 (じぶんのいえ))N2
自治じちself-government, autonomyN2
自らみずからfor one's self, personallyN2
自我じがself, egoN1
自覚じかくself-consciousN1
独自どくじoriginal, peculiar, characteristicN1
自ずからおのずからnaturally, as a matter of courseN1
自在じざいfreely, at willN1
自主じしゅindependence, autonomyN1
自首じしゅsurrender, give oneself upN1
自尊心じそんしんself-respect, conceitN1
自立じりつindependence, self-relianceN1
自転じてんrotation, spinN1

Example sentence

彼の自転車は青い。

かれのじてんしゃはあおい

His bicycle is blue.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #117122 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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