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己

己 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 自分。おのれ。
  2. つちのと。十干の6番目。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形文字であるが由来は不詳。土器等に刻むしるしの形、いぐるみの形、物を縛る綱の形、など複数の説が存在するが定説はない。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

self

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コElem.
  • キJHS
Kun (native)
  • おのれJHS
  • つちのと
  • な
Nanori (used in names)
  • し
  • み
Other languages
  • 拼音ji3
  • 한글gi
  • Hán-ViệtKỷ

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
3 strokes
Radical
巾(はば)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5DF1

Components

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Words using this kanji

  • 己お��れおのれ。自分。 つちのと。十干の6番目。oneself (itself, etc.), I, me, you
  • 己きおのれ。自分。 つちのと。十干の6番目。6th in rank, sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
  • 己おらおのれ。自分。 つちのと。十干の6番目。I, me
  • 己おどれおのれ。自分。 つちのと。十干の6番目。you
  • 己なおのれ。自分。 つちのと。十干の6番目。I, you
  • 己おのおのれ。自分。 つちのと。十干の6番目。oneself, myself, I, you
  • 己巳つちのとみ干支の一つ。60ある干支の組合せの6番目。Earth Snake (6th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1929, 1989, 2049)
  • 己とおのれとall by itself, naturally, spontaneous, all by oneself
  • 己がおのがmy, one's own, I ..., one ...
  • 己卯つちのとう十干十二支の16番目。Earth Rabbit (16th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1939, 1999, 2059)
  • 己丑つちのとうし干支の一つ。60ある干支の組合せの26番目。Earth Ox (26th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069)
  • 己亥つちのとい十干十二支の36番目。Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)
  • 己酉つちのととり干支の一つ。60ある干支の組合せの46番目。Earth Rooster (46th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1909, 1969, 2029)
  • 己未つちのとひつじ十干十二支の56番目。Earth Sheep (56th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1919, 1979, 2039)
  • 己らおのれらI, me, we, us
  • 己に克つおのれにかつto control oneself
  • 己を枉ぐおのれをまぐto cast aside one's beliefs and doctrines
  • 己がじしおのがじしeach (and every one), individually
  • 己を捨てるおのれをすてるto set aside one's interests
  • 己の分を尽くすおのれのぶんをつくすto do one's part (duty)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
4-3-1
Four Corner
1771.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
0a3.12
Heisig
564
Nelson
1462