自分

じぶん

self, oneself

Mnemonic

You point at your own nose to mean me, and then take your own share of things. Gee じ, bun ぶん, and that one is yours: じぶん.

Built from

自

self

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

分

part, understand

八 divide + 刀 knife

Words sharing these kanji

自身 self 自ら oneself 自然 nature 自由 freedom, free 自信 self-confidence 自覚 awareness 分かる to understand 気分 mood, feeling 十分 plenty 部分 part, section 分 amount, share 多分 probably, perhaps

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