Memory phrase for the Kanji: 自


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Meaning

self

Pronunciation

SHI, JI
mizukara

Explanation

An emphasis with an eye

Mnemonic

I emphasize the eye shows the: own self.

Radicals

oneselfThe Radical mizukara shows an eye that has an emphasis 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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