Memory phrase for the Kanji: 自


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Meaning self

Pronunciation

SHI, JI
mizukara

Explanation

An emphasis ノ with an eye 目

Mnemonic


 
I emphasize the eye shows the: own self.

Radicals

oneselfThe Radical mizukara shows an eye 目 and has an emphasis ノ to express that the own person is meant.
EmphasisThe single stroke is often used as an accent for emphasizing something.
eye
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 Vocabulary

自分 じぶん  myself, oneself
自然 しぜん  nature, spontaneous
自転車 じてんしゃ  bicycle
自衛 じえい  self-defense
自動車 じどうしゃ  automobile
各自 かくじ  individual, each
自殺 じさつ  suicide
不自由 ふじゆう  discomfort, disability, inconvenience
独自 どくじ  original, peculiar, characteristic

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