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How to say 'Self' in Japanese | 自身

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The Japanese word for Self is 'Jishin', written as 自身 in Japanese.'Self' in hiragana is じしん.

    word

    自身

    Meaning

    Self

    Reading

    じしん

    jishin

    Kanji

    自Self 身Body, Self

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '自身 (じしん)' means 'self' or 'oneself'. It is used to emphasize the subject or object of a sentence, often to indicate that the action or state is directly related to the person or thing in question. It can be used in various contexts, such as personal responsibility, self-reflection, or to stress individuality. For example: I will do it myself「私は自身でやります」(わたしはじしんでやります). He himself said so「彼自身がそう言いました」(かれじしんがそういいました). The word can also be used in a more abstract sense, such as in 'the problem itself'「問題自身」(もんだいじしん).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    393

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 自身

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    自

    Meaning

    Self

  • kanji

    身

    Meaning

    Body, Self

Words Related to 自身 Through the Kanji 自

These 32 Words contain the Kanji 自 as well.

  • word

    自分

    Meaning

    Self

  • word

    自転車

    Meaning

    Bicycle

  • word

    自己

    Meaning

    Self

  • word

    自動

    Meaning

    Automatic

  • word

    自体

    Meaning

    Itself

  • word

    自動車

    Meaning

    Car

  • word

    自然

    Meaning

    Natural, Nature

  • word

    自習

    Meaning

    Self study

  • word

    自由

    Meaning

    Freedom, Liberty

  • word

    自治

    Meaning

    Autonomy

  • word

    自信

    Meaning

    Confidence

  • word

    自炊

    Meaning

    Cooking

  • word

    自宅

    Meaning

    Home

  • word

    自転

    Meaning

    Rotation

  • word

    独自

    Meaning

    Unique, Independent

  • word

    自覚

    Meaning

    Awareness

  • word

    各自

    Meaning

    Each

  • word

    自然に

    Meaning

    Naturally

  • word

    自立

    Meaning

    Independence

  • word

    自主的

    Meaning

    Voluntary

  • word

    自衛

    Meaning

    Self defense

  • word

    自然科学

    Meaning

    Natural science

  • word

    自殺

    Meaning

    Suicide

  • word

    自衛隊

    Meaning

    Self Defense Forces

  • word

    自主

    Meaning

    Independence

  • word

    自慢

    Meaning

    Boast

  • word

    自我

    Meaning

    Ego

  • word

    自ら

    Meaning

    Oneself

  • word

    不自然

    Meaning

    Unnatural

  • word

    不自由

    Meaning

    Discomfort

  • word

    自国

    Meaning

    Home country

  • word

    自社

    Meaning

    Own company

Words Related to 自身 Through the Kanji 身

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 身 as well.

  • word

    身

    Meaning

    Body

  • word

    身体

    Meaning

    Body

  • word

    出身

    Meaning

    Origin

  • word

    刺身

    Meaning

    Sashimi

  • word

    全身

    Meaning

    Whole body

  • word

    身分

    Meaning

    Status

  • word

    中身

    Meaning

    Contents

  • word

    受け身

    Meaning

    Passive, Defenselessness

  • word

    身近

    Meaning

    Close

  • word

    半身

    Meaning

    Half body

  • word

    独身

    Meaning

    Single

  • word

    心身

    Meaning

    Mind body

  • word

    身長

    Meaning

    Height

  • word

    身の回り

    Meaning

    Surroundings, Belongings

  • word

    身なり

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    身振り

    Meaning

    Gesture

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'Jishin' means 'Self' .

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