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Kanji: 自

KANJI
6 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
みずか
おのずから
おのずと
 ON 音 
STROKE ORDER
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
みずから
Meaning:
Oneself
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 20 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(じてんしゃ)
Bicycle
N5
(じどうしゃ)
Automobile
N5
(じぶん)
Oneself
N4
(じゆう)
freedom
N3
(じさつ)
suicide
N3
(じしん)
by oneself, personally
N3
(しぜん)
nature, spontaneous
N3
(じどう)
automatic, self-motion
N3
(じまん)
pride, boast
N3
(ふじゆう)
discomfort, disability, inconvenience, destitution
N2
(かくじ)
individual, each
N2
(じえい)
self-defense
N2
(じしゅう)
self-study
N2
(しぜんかがく)
natural science
N2
(じち)
self-government, autonomy
N1
(おの)ずから
naturally, as a matter of course
N1
(じかく)
self-conscious
N1
(じが)
self, the ego
N1
(じこ)
self, oneself
N1
(じざい)
freely, at will
N1
(じしゅ)
independence, autonomy
N1
(じしゅ)
surrender, give oneself up
N1
(じしん)
self-confidence
N1
(じそんしん)
self-respect, conceit
N1
(じてん)
rotation, spin
N1
(じどうし)
intransitive verb (no direct obj)
N1
(じりつ)
independence, self-reliance
N1
(どくじ)
original, peculiar, characteristic
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