JLPT N4 · 6 strokes
Kanji 自: "oneself"
The kanji 自 means "oneself". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ジ, シ in on'yomi and みずか.ら, おの.ずから, おの.ずと in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジシ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みずか.らおの.ずからおの.ずと
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | oneself |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 19 of 2,501 |
Common words with 自
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 自分myself; yourself; oneself; himself · I; me
- 自分でsoi-même, en personne, tout seul
- 自由freedom; liberty
- 自身(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself
- 自然nature · natural; spontaneous; automatic
- 自らoneself · oneself; for oneself; personally; in person
- 自信self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
- 自覚self-consciousness; self-awareness
- 自体itself · one's own body; oneself
- 自分でもmoi-même, par moi-même · même moi, moi aussi
- 自慢pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
- 自分からde soi-même, de son plein gré, spontanément
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