自然

しぜん

nature

Mnemonic

Nothing out here was put here by anybody. It got on with it by itself 自, and standing in the middle of it is the closest most people get to zen: しぜん.

Built from

自

self

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

然

so, thus

月 flesh + 犬 dog + 灬 fire

Words sharing these kanji

自分 self, oneself 自身 self 自ら oneself 自由 freedom, free 自信 self-confidence 自覚 awareness 全然 (not) at all 当然 natural, as a matter of course 突然 abruptly, suddenly 偶然 chance, accident

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