# 己 — Oneself

Frequency rank 836 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 詰 (Stuffed), less common than 憶 (Recollection).

- On’yomi: こ
- Kun’yomi: おのれ
- Radical: 己 Oneself (Kangxi 49)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

The oneself kanji looks like a person sitting cross-legged in meditation, turned inward — the curved stroke wrapping around itself, reflecting on oneself.

In words:

- 自己 じこ — self;oneself

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