自
oneself
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
6 / 6
Information
Vocabulary
シ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自然 | シゼン | nature; natural; spontaneous; automatic; naturally; spontaneously; automatically |
| 自然科学 | シゼンカガク | natural science |
| 不自然 | フシゼン | unnatural; artificial; affected; strained |
| 自然界 | シゼンカイ | nature; the natural world; realm of nature |
| 大自然 | ダイシゼン | nature; Mother Nature |
ジ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 各自 | カクジ | each (person); everyone; individual; respective |
| 自営 | ジエイ | running one's own business; doing business on one's own; self-employment |
| 自衛 | ジエイ | self-defense; self-defence |
| 自衛隊 | ジエイタイ | Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force |
| 自家 | ジカ | one's own house; own; personal; autologous |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
目
eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
Grade 1JLPT 4
白
white
Grade 1JLPT 5
但
however, but
Grade 8JLPT 1
伸
expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase
Grade 8JLPT 2
甲
armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace
Grade 8JLPT 1
臭
stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking, odor, savor, fragrance, be fragrant, stink, glow, be bright
Grade 8JLPT 1
省
conserve, focus, government ministry
Grade 4JLPT 2
首
neck, counter for songs and poems
Grade 2JLPT 3
負
defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
Grade 3JLPT 3
看
watch over, see
Grade 6JLPT 1