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Kanji Detail for 自 - "self, naturally, from"

  • Meaning

    自 means "self, naturally, from."

    1. Self - One's own person; oneself.

    2. Naturally - By itself; spontaneously.

    3. From - Starting point; origin.

    4. Own - Belonging to oneself.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    oneself

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    self; private, personal; from

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    From. Since. Such as saying 生有自來 (life has its origin), 自今伊始 (starting from now), and such. | Oneself. Personally. Such as 自修 (self-cultivation), 自動 (automatic). | Natural without effort. Such as in geometry there are 自理 (axioms). Meaning natural principles.
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  • You may bring your own lunch to school.

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