自じ動どう

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

Used as a noun or の-modifier for something that operates by itself rather than manually. Also commonly appears adverbially as 自動で, meaning 'automatically'.

Antonyms: 手動

ファイルは十じゅう秒びょうごとに自じ動どうで保ほ存ぞんされます。
The file is saved automatically every ten seconds.

ホテルの入いり口ぐちに自じ動どうドアがある。

There is an automatic door at the hotel entrance.

2

noun

intransitive verb

abbreviationlinguistics

Only when written 自動

Linguistics abbreviation of 自動詞. This use is restricted to the spelling 自動 and is mostly seen in grammar notes, dictionaries, or tables.

Written forms

自じ動どうUsage100%
Standard and very common spelling for both the general meaning 'automatic' and the linguistics abbreviation.
自じ働どうUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji spelling; not used for the linguistics abbreviation 自動詞.
ジドウUsage<1%

Kanji

自oneself
動move, motion, change
働work, (kokuji)

Similar words

手しゅ動どう
The direct opposite of 自動 in the general sense: 手動 means 'manual' or 'operated by hand'.
自じ動どう的てき
A more adjective-like and adverb-like form meaning 'automatic' or 'automatically'; 自動 is often used in compounds such as 自動ドア or with で as 自動で.
自じ動どう詞し
The full linguistics term for 'intransitive verb'; 自動 can be used as its abbreviation in grammar or dictionary contexts.

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound: 自 means 'self' and 動 means 'move' or 'operate', giving the idea of something moving or operating by itself. The rare spelling 自働 uses 働 'work' in place of 動.