Illustration: At the counter of a small Japanese restaurant, the head chef has stepped out from the open kitchen to place a carefully prepared dish directly before a surprised diner. The chef still wears a tall cooking hat and flour-dusted apron, while the regular server stands nearby holding an empty tray.

JLPT N3suffixLevel estimated by Bebop

自じ身しん

jishin

oneself, personally

It often follows a person or pronoun for emphasis. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. ジェーン自身じしんがこの手紙てがみを書かいた。

    Jane wrote the letter herself.

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  2. それは僕ぼく自身じしんでやりたい。

    I want to do it myself.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしは大臣だいじん自身じしんと話はなした。

    I spoke to the minister himself.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 自身

  • 自oneselfOnジ・シKunみずから・おのずから・おのずと
  • 身somebody; personOnシンKunみ

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