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自ら

みずから

oneself

Mnemonic

The nose you point at to mean me, except that this one is an adverb. Nobody asked him and nobody sent him: he went under his own water みず and carried から it himself: みずから.

Worth knowing

Formal and written. 自分で じぶんで is the everyday by myself.

Built from

self
A nose. Japanese speakers point at their own nose to mean "me".

Words sharing these kanji

self, oneself self nature freedom, free self-confidence awareness

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