Word details

自己中心的

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 自己中心的.

Dictionary

Entry

自己中心的じこちゅうしんてき~な Adj.Freq #34440
1

egoistic; self-centered; selfish

Examples
あなたの人間関係における最も大きな危険の一つは自己中心的になることです。
One of the greatest dangers in your human relations is self-centeredness.
彼女は他人のことを気にしない。言いかえれば、自己中心的だ。
She doesn't pay attention to others; in other words, she is selfish.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

oneself

6 strokesFrequency 19JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

みずか.らおの.ずからおの.ずと

Nanori

より

self

3 strokesFrequency 1,098JLPT N1Grade 6

On

Kun

おのれつちのと

Nanori

in, inside, middle, mean, center

4 strokesFrequency 11JLPT N4Grade 1

On

チュウ

Kun

なかうちあた.る

Nanori

あたるかなえ

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

4 strokesFrequency 157JLPT N3Grade 2

On

シン

Kun

こころ-ごころ

bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

8 strokesFrequency 105JLPT N2Grade 4

On

テキ

Kun

まと

Nanori

いくはゆくは

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