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Kanji Grade 2 - 自

Kanji character Grade 2 自. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 自
About
oneself
Kun: みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
On: ジ、 シ
6 strokes
Radical: self 自
Parts: 目 自
 
Onyomi
自 【ジ】 self-, from ..., this ... (in contrast to some other ...), aforementioned
自営 【ジエイ】 running one's own business, doing business on one's own, self-employment
出自 【シュツジ】 origin, birthplace, descent, lineage, ancestry, stock
海自 【カイジ】 Maritime Self-Defense Force
自然界 【シゼンカイ】 nature, the natural world, realm of nature
自然 【シゼン】 nature, natural, spontaneous, automatic, naturally, spontaneously, automatically
 
Kunyomi
自ら 【みずから】 oneself, for one's self, personally
自ら進んで 【みずからすすんで】 by choice, of one's own free will, on one's own initiative, off one's own bat
自ずから 【おのずから】 naturally, as a matter of course
自ずから明らか 【おのずからあきらか】 self-evident
自ずと 【おのずと】 naturally, in due course, by itself