Today’s Kanji is “自” (ji); Kanji for “self”.
Handwritten Kanji “自” (ji)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “自”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 自 | ジ シ みずか-ら |
ji shi mizuka-ra |
6 | 自 | self |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “自”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 自分探しをする | じぶんさがしをする | jibun sagashi wo suru | to discover myself |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ | jitensha | bicycle |
| 自動販売機 | じどうはんばいき | jidouhanbaiki | vending machine |
