่‡ช

JLPT N4

Self, oneself, automatically, naturally

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใ‚ธ (ji)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใฟใšใ‹ใ‚‰ (mizukara)
oneself, personally

Vocabulary

่‡ชใ‚‰
ใฟใšใ‹ใ‚‰
oneself
่‡ช็”ฑ
ใ˜ใ‚†ใ†
freedom
่‡ช็„ถ
ใ—ใœใ‚“
nature
่‡ชๅทฑ
ใ˜ใ“
self
่‡ชๅ‹•่ปŠ
ใ˜ใฉใ†ใ—ใ‚ƒ
automobile

Example Sentences

ๅฝผใฏ่‡ชใ‚‰ๅ•้กŒใ‚’่งฃๆฑบใ—ใŸใ€‚
ใ‹ใ‚Œ ใฏ ใฟใšใ‹ใ‚‰ ใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ ใ„ ใ‚’ ใ‹ใ„ใ‘ใค ใ—ใŸใ€‚
He solved the problem himself.
่‡ช็”ฑใซๆ„่ฆ‹ใ‚’่จ€ใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
ใ˜ใ‚†ใ† ใซ ใ„ใ‘ใ‚“ ใ‚’ ใ„ใฃใฆ ใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Please express your opinion freely.
ๅฑฑใง่‡ช็„ถใ‚’ๆฅฝใ—ใฟใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ‚„ใพ ใง ใ—ใœใ‚“ ใ‚’ ใŸใฎใ—ใฟใพใ™ใ€‚
I enjoy nature in the mountains.
่‡ชๅทฑ็ดนไป‹ใ‚’ใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ˜ใ“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ„ ใ‚’ ใŠใญใŒใ„ ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
Please introduce yourself.
่‡ชๅ‹•่ปŠใงๅญฆๆ กใซ่กŒใใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ˜ใฉใ†ใ—ใ‚ƒ ใง ใŒใฃใ“ใ† ใซ ใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚
I go to school by car.

Cultural Note

๐ŸŒฟ ่‡ช (self) is deeply embedded in Japanese culture:
1. Self-awareness & Responsibility:
o Concepts like ่‡ชๅทฑ (ใ˜ใ“) highlight personal responsibility, a core value in Japanese society.
o Many expressions emphasize self-discipline and self-improvement.
2. Autonomy & Freedom:
o ่‡ช็”ฑ (ใ˜ใ‚†ใ†) reflects not only personal liberty but also respect for individual opinions in modern Japan.
3. Language Usage:
o ่‡ช appears in many daily words: ่‡ชๅˆ† (ใ˜ใถใ‚“, oneself), ่‡ชๅฎ… (ใ˜ใŸใ, oneโ€™s home), ่‡ชไฟก (ใ˜ใ—ใ‚“, self-confidence).