Meanings
Readings
Common Words
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
I; me
Kansai-ben
you
by myself; in person; by oneself
freedom; liberty
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
Common noun
nature
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun
natural; spontaneous; automatic
Adverb (fukushi); Adverb taking the 'to' particle
naturally; spontaneously; automatically
Common noun
oneself
Adverb (fukushi)
oneself; for oneself; personally; in person
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
Noun, used as a suffix; Common noun
itself
Common noun
one's own body; oneself
Adverb (fukushi)
originally; naturally; by nature; from the start
I, myself; one-self; by one-self
even I; even one
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
If the eyes are the window to the soul, then just a drop of them should be enough to convey oneself.
As a primitive, weโll think of this as nose as it is the first part of the kanji (้ผป) with that keyword.
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