Illustration: After practice in a small Japanese martial arts hall, a lone adult trainee stands before a full-length mirror. He presses one fingertip firmly against his own chest and looks directly into his reflected eyes.

JLPT N1pronounLevel estimated by Bebop

己おのれ

onore

oneself

Literary; often used in set expressions. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 己おのれを知しることは容易よういではない。

    To know oneself is not easy.

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  2. 賢者けんじゃは己おのれの失策しっさくから学まなぶ。

    A wise man profits from his mistakes.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 己おのれを知しること、これほど大切たいせつなことはない。

    Nothing is more important than this: to know yourself.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 己

  • 己selfOnコ・キKunおのれ・つちのと・な

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