# 自 — Self

Frequency rank 15 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 事 (Occurrence), less common than 中 (Middle).

- On’yomi: じ、し
- Kun’yomi: みずか
- Radical: 自 Self (Kangxi 132)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 2
- Strokes: 6

In a police lineup, a woman points firmly at her own chest.

In words:

- 自分 じぶん — oneself
- 自由 じゆう — freedom
- 自動車 じどうしゃ — automobile

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