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The Japanese Radical: 自
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oneself 自
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The Radical mizukara shows an eye 目 and has an emphasis ノ to express that the own person is meant.
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Used in these characters:
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夏
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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natsu, KA, GE
一
自
夂
頁
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From top: Cover 一 (against the sun), I, myself 自 (The emphasized ノ eye 目 is myself.), upturned foot 夂(= sitting cross-legged)
Covered (= in the shade) I myself sit cross-legged, because it is summer. |
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自
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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mizukara, SHI, JI
自
ノ
目
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An emphasis ノ with an eye 目
I emphasize the eye shows the: own self. |
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息
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| breath, breathing, son
iki, SOKU
自
心
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Top: oneself 自 (The accented ノ eye 目 as the "self"), below: heart 心
I myself I am and my heart exists as long as I breathe, and my breath lives on in my son. |
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鼻
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JLPT 2Joyo 3 |
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| nose, snout
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From top: self 自 (The emphasized ノ eye 目 as the "self"), rice field 田, plant 艹
(Because of hay fever:) I myself in a field with plants and it itches at my nose. |
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憩
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| rest, relax, relaxation
ikou, KEI
心
自
舌
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Top: tongue 舌 and self 自 (The accented ノ eye 目 as the "self"), bottom: heart 心
My tongue, myself and my heart need a rest. |
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臭
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| smell, stink, smack
kusai, SHŪ
自
大
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Top: self 自 (The accented ノ eye 目 as the "self"), below: big 大
His ego is so big that it stinks. |
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嗅
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| smell, sniff
kagu, KYŪ
口
自
犬
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Left: mouth 口, right: variation of smell, stink 臭 (because without "dog" 犬)
The mouth 口 itself 自 of the dog 犬 can sniff a smell. (Or: The mouth itself of a dog has a smell.) |
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