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自 = 丶 + 目

自 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “oneself”. It is built from 丶 (dot) and 目 (eye). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 36. It appears as a component in 6 other characters in this index.

Keyword

oneself

RTK frame

36

Strokes

6

On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)

ジ, シ

Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)

みずか.ら, おの.ずから, おの.ずと

Script

Japanese kanji

Also known as

nose, сам, self

Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi

自 self

Decomposition

Characters that contain 自

• 首 neck
• 臭 stinking
• 夏 summer
• 息 breath
• 憩 recess
• 鼻 nose

How to find 自 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dot” + “eye”. 自 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 自 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.