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自

6 strokes
Radical:
self 自
Parts:
目 自
oneself
Kun:
みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
On:
ジ、 シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
19 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 自 【ジ】 self-, from (a time or place)
  • 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
  • 己がじし 【オノガジシ】 each (and every one), individually

Kun reading compounds

  • 自ら 【みずから】 oneself, oneself, for oneself, personally, in person
  • 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, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
  • 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, of its own accord

Readings

Japanese names:
より
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zi4
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • uno mismo
  • por sí mismo
  • auto-

Portuguese

  • a si próprio

French

  • soi-même
229 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
150 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
134 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
53 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3841 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
60 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
242 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
340 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
62 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
62 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
63 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1587 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4338 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2195 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2954 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
36 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30095 Morohashi
3525 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4900 New Nelson (John Haig)
36 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
36 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
14 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
126 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
879 2001 Kanji
5c1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-6-2 SKIP code
2600.0 Four corner code
1-28-11 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
81ea Unicode hex code

己

3 strokes
Radical:
oneself 己 (巳, 已, 㔾)
Parts:
已
self
Kun:
おのれ、 つちのと、 な
On:
コ、 キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1098 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 非自己 【ヒジコ】 nonself, not self
  • 一己 【イッコ】 personal, private, oneself
  • 己 【キ】 6th in rank, sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
  • 己亥 【ツチノトイ】 Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)
  • 親戚知己 【シンセキチキ】 relatives and acquaintances
  • 克己 【コッキ】 self-control, self-mastery, self-restraint, self-denial

Kun reading compounds

  • 己 【おのれ】 oneself (itself, etc.), I, me, you, by oneself (itself, etc.), interjection expressing anger or chagrin
  • 己達せんと欲して人を達せしむ 【おのれたっせんとほっしてひとをたっせしむ】 if you wish to succeed yourself, first help others to succeed
  • 己 【き】 6th in rank, sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
  • 己亥 【つちのとい】 Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)
  • 己 【な】 I, you
  • 汝等 【うぬら】 ye, you, me, I, us, we

Readings

Japanese names:
し、 み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji3
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • yo
  • uno mismo

Portuguese

  • Próprio
  • cobra
  • serpente

French

  • soi
  • serpent
  • signe du 6è tronc céleste
777 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
866 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
855 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1320 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1462 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
676 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1248 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
32 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
370 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
371 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
632 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
554 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4188 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2117 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2864 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
531 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8742 Morohashi
3380 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1540 New Nelson (John Haig)
525 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
564 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
827 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3556 2001 Kanji
0a3.12 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-1 SKIP code
1771.7 Four corner code
1-24-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5df1 Unicode hex code

修

10 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
｜ 化 彡 乞 攵
Variants:
俢
discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master
Kun:
おさ.める、 おさ.まる
On:
シュウ、 シュ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
603 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 修業 【シュウギョウ】 pursuit of knowledge, studying, learning, training, completing a course
  • 修学旅行 【シュウガクリョコウ】 excursion, field trip, school trip
  • 監修 【カンシュウ】 (editorial) supervision, general editorship, supervising director
  • 改修 【カイシュウ】 repair, improvement
  • 修業 【シュウギョウ】 pursuit of knowledge, studying, learning, training, completing a course
  • 修学旅行 【シュウガクリョコウ】 excursion, field trip, school trip
  • 逆修 【ギャクシュ】 holding a memorial service for oneself, an older person conducting a memorial service for a deceased, younger person

Kun reading compounds

  • 修める 【おさめる】 to study, to complete (a course), to cultivate, to master, to order (one's life), to repair (a fault one has committed)
  • 修まる 【おさまる】 to reform (oneself), to conduct oneself well

Readings

Japanese names:
おき、 なが、 のぶ、 おさむ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xiu1
Korean:
su

Spanish

  • disciplina
  • reparación
  • arreglo
  • dominar
  • controlar
  • controlarse

Portuguese

  • disciplina
  • estudo
  • mestre

French

  • discipline
  • bien se conduire
  • étudier
  • maîtriser
633 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
730 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
704 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
644 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
491 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
563 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
321 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1038 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
945 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
975 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1175 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
107 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
138 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
92 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
105 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1738 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
721 Morohashi
123 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
260 New Nelson (John Haig)
1722 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1858 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
715 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2160 2001 Kanji
2a8.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-8 SKIP code
1-3-7 SKIP code
2822.2 Four corner code
2722.2 Four corner code
1-29-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fee Unicode hex code

養

15 strokes
Radical:
eat, food 食 (飠)
Parts:
并 王 羊 食
Variants:
羪
foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture
Kun:
やしな.う
On:
ヨウ、 リョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
888 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 養子 【ヨウシ】 adopted child (usu. male), son-in-law
  • 養育 【ヨウイク】 bringing up, rearing, upbringing
  • 供養 【クヨウ】 memorial service for the dead, holding a service
  • 培養 【バイヨウ】 culture, cultivation, cultivation (of plants), growing, raising, cultivation (e.g. of a skill), nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.), growth

Kun reading compounds

  • 養う 【やしなう】 to support, to maintain, to provide for, to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed, to adopt (a child), to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.), to develop, to build up, to foster, to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)

Readings

Japanese names:
や
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yang3, yang4
Korean:
yang

Spanish

  • criar
  • mantener
  • cultivarse

Portuguese

  • alimentar
  • educar
  • cultivar
  • desenvolvee
  • nutrir

French

  • nourrir
  • élever
  • cultiver
  • soigner
  • développer
731 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
624 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
594 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
605 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3671 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
773 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1907 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2558 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
402 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
406 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
675 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1901 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2998 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1531 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2089 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1491 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
44144 Morohashi
2365 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6691 New Nelson (John Haig)
1479 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1591 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
629 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
965 2001 Kanji
2o13.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-12 SKIP code
2-8-7 SKIP code
2-2-13 SKIP code
2-6-9 SKIP code
8073.2 Four corner code
1-45-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
990a Unicode hex code