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自 means 'self'

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Strokes : 6 Radical number: 132 Frequency: 17 JLPT: N4 Usefulness: 2 Challenge set: 1 Grade: 2 Intermediate lesson: 5 Beginner lesson: 14 Begins 821 words Used in 1026 words Used in 837 names Component in 20 kanji (11 Jōyō)

Jōyō (常用)

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Kanji are classified as Jōyō (常用, common use), Jinmeiyō (人名用, used in names), or Hyōgaiji (表外字, 'outside the chart'). For more information on these types, see here.

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Jōyō 日

Jinmeiyō 柏

Hyogaiji 杖

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On readings

On (音) readings are based on the original Chinese pronunciation of a kanji. They are typically used when a kanji appears as part of a jukugo (kanji compound).

For example, in 日本, 日 is read as に, one of the on readings.

On readings are typically written in katakana.

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ジシ

Kun

Kun readings

Kun (訓) readings are uniquely Japanese. They are typically used when a kanji is used singly as part of a Japanese conjugated verb.

For example, 行く is read as いく (to go). In this case, the く of 行く is known as 'okurigana'. In Kanshudo, okurigana are differentiated using a dark gray color (versus black for the characters that represent the reading of the kanji itself).

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みずから self

Additional readings

Kun おのずからおのずと

Name より

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 自 is used 45 times, read 3 ways.

Across all words in Japanese, 自 is used 997 times, read 4 ways.

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じぶん

自分

pronoun, 'no' adjective

1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself

2. I; me

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The JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test, 日本語能力試験) is the standard test of Japanese language ability for non-Japanese. would first come up in level N.

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シ : 113 words FIND ALL

しぜん

自然

noun

1. nature

'na' adjective, noun

2. natural; spontaneous

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The JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test, 日本語能力試験) is the standard test of Japanese language ability for non-Japanese. would first come up in level N.

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みずから : 5 words FIND ALL

みずか

自

ら

noun

1. oneself

adverb

2. for one's self; personally

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おのずから : 1 word FIND ALL

らか

self-evident

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The JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test, 日本語能力試験) is the standard test of Japanese language ability for non-Japanese. would first come up in level N.

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Henshall: 150 (originally: 134) Joy o' Kanji : 134 Key to Kanji: 449

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自

ジシみずから self

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自 means 'self'

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