oneself
自 centers on the self: one's own person, actions, or nature. It expresses the idea of oneself, personally, or spontaneously.
自 originated as a pictograph of a nose. In ancient Chinese, pointing to one's nose was a way to indicate oneself, leading to the meaning 'self'.
Picture a person pointing to their own nose to say 'me' or 'myself'. The shape 自 looks like a nose with a bridge and nostrils, so it means oneself.
For ジ, imagine a person pointing to their nose and saying 'Gee, it's me!' The 'Gee' sound cues ジ and ties to the self-pointing gesture.
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
freedom; liberty
nature
automatic
self; oneself
itself
oneself
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
suicide
bicycle; bike
one's home; one's house
original; unique; distinctive; characteristic; peculiar
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP
self-government; autonomy
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
self-consciousness; self-awareness
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
one's company; company one works for
one's own work; making by oneself
self-proclaimed; self-professed; self-styled; would-be
automatic
independence; self-reliance
self-defense; self-defence
discomfort; inconvenience
one's own strength; one's own efforts
one's own country
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
spontaneity
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will
vending machine
confession; admission
ego
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
autism
one's own house
paying one's own expenses
self-destruction; ruining oneself
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; making food oneself; self-catering
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
one's own room
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
independent business; self-employment
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
autobiography
self-study; teaching oneself
self-support
self-determination
self-control; self-restraint
for private or home use
oneself and others
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
self-help; self-reliance
to be conceited
running one's own business; doing business on one's own; self-employment
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
confession
autobiography
asking oneself
conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism
self-support
self-purification; self-cleansing
self-portrait
self-examination; reflection
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
automatic selling
self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
local (governmental) autonomy
nature; Mother Nature
self-determination of peoples
Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)
myself
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
by myself; in person; by oneself
oneself; myself
automation
vending machine
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
self-introduction
net worth; owned capital
autonomic nerve
autonomy; right of self-government
nature park; natural park
natural environment; (the) environment
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
natural science
liberalism
liberalization; liberalisation; freeing
free economy
spontaneous; voluntary
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
Japan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF