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On'yomi
ジ・シ
JI / SHI
Kun'yomi
みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと
mizukara / onozukara / onozuto

oneself

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Cultural Context

Etymology

Shape of nose. From pointing to one's nose to indicate self.

Symbolism

Self, nature, freedom. Represents individual autonomy.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

自家撞着

じかどうちゃく

self-contradiction; self-contradiction

自画自賛

じがじさん

singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares; singing one's own praises

自給自足

じきゅうじそく

self-sufficiency; self-sufficiency

自業自得

じごうじとく

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); paying for one's mistakes

自己暗示

じこあんじ

autosuggestion; self-suggestion; autosuggestion

自己犠牲

じこぎせい

self-sacrifice; self-renunciation; self-sacrifice

自己嫌悪

じこけんお

self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing; self-hatred

自己中心

じこちゅうしん

selfishness; egotism; egoism; selfishness

自然淘汰

しぜんとうた

natural selection; natural selection

自縄自縛

じじょうじばく

being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard; being caught in one's own trap

自分勝手

じぶんかって

selfishness; egotism; egoism; selfishness

自暴自棄

じぼうじき

desperation; despair; self-abandonment; desperation

自由自在

じゆうじざい

free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; free

自由貿易

じゆうぼうえき

free trade; free trade

伸縮自在

しんしゅくじざい

elastic; flexible; telescoping; elastic

泰然自若

たいぜんじじゃく

having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; having presence of mind

変幻自在

へんげんじざい

phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; phantasmagoric

民族自決

みんぞくじけつ

self-determination of peoples; self-determination of peoples

夜郎自大

やろうじだい

throwing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations; Yelang thinks too highly of itself; throwing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations

悠々自適

ゆうゆうじてき

living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate; living a life of leisure with dignity

茫然自失

ぼうぜんじしつ

stupor; stupefaction; trance; stupor

独立自尊

どくりつじそん

(spirit of) independence and self-respect; (spirit of) independence and self-respect

自己欺瞞

じこぎまん

self-deception; self-deceit; self-deception

自己顕示

じこけんじ

making oneself conspicuous; pressing one's own cause; making oneself conspicuous

自由放任

じゆうほうにん

laissez-faire; non-intervention; laissez-faire

自学自習

じがくじしゅう

teaching oneself; learning by oneself; self-study; teaching oneself

自浄作用

じじょうさよう

autopurificatory activity (in the natural world); autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)

自問自答

じもんじとう

answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; answering one's own question

自壊作用

じかいさよう

(the act of) disintegration; (the act of) disintegration

活殺自在

かっさつじざい

the power of life or death; the power of life or death

神色自若

しんしょくじじゃく

perfect composure; calm and collected; perfect composure

自己弁護

じこべんご

self-justification; excuse; self-justification

自己満足

じこまんぞく

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness; self-satisfaction

自己矛盾

じこむじゅん

self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy; self-contradiction

隠忍自重

いんにんじちょう

(behaving with) patience and prudence; putting up with something; (behaving with) patience and prudence

緩急自在

かんきゅうじざい

varying the tempo or speed (of something) at will; varying the tempo or speed (of something) at will

自家薬籠

じかやくろう

(something that is) available for use at any time; (someone who is) at one's beck and call; (something over which) one has complete mastery; (something that is) available for use at any time

自己韜晦

じことうかい

concealing one's talents, position, status, intentions, etc.; concealing one's talents, position, status, intentions, etc.

自由奔放

じゆうほんぽう

free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling; free and uncontrolled

自由闊達

じゆうかったつ

free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious; free and easy

自力更生

じりきこうせい

working out one's salvation by own efforts; rehabilitating oneself by one's own efforts; rectifying one's ways of life without relying on others' help; working out one's salvation by own efforts

無為自然

むいしぜん

abandoning artifice and just being oneself; doing nothing and taking things as they come; unconditioned nature; abandoning artifice and just being oneself

闊達自在

かったつじざい

broad-minded and free in disposition; large-hearted and not scrupulous about trifles; broad-minded and free in disposition

自己演出

じこえんしゅつ

author directing or producing his or her own play (film); staging oneself for effect; presenting oneself in a favorable light; author directing or producing his or her own play (film)

自己陶酔

じことうすい

narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication; narcissism

自己撞着

じこどうちゃく

self-contradiction; self-inconsistency; self-contradiction

自作自演

じさくじえん

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); performing a part in one's own play

縦横自在

じゅうおうじざい

freely; right and left; active without any restraint; freely

出没自在

しゅつぼつじざい

appearing and disappearing at will; elusive; phantom-like; appearing and disappearing at will

従容自若

しょうようじじゃく

having presence of mind; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed; having presence of mind

独立自存

どくりつじそん

independence and self-reliance; independence and self-reliance

改過自新

かいかじしん

changing one's attitude or conduct and making a new start; turning over a new leaf; changing one's attitude or conduct and making a new start

天然自然

てんねんしぜん

natural; naturally; natural

冷暖自知

れいだんじち

spiritual enlightenment only comes through personal experience; spiritual enlightenment only comes through personal experience

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