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自身

じしん

self

Mnemonic

The nose you point at to mean me, with a whole body drawn out in profile behind it. Gee じ, shin しん: not your name and not your job, the one actually stood there: じしん.

Worth knowing

自分自身 じぶんじしん doubles it for emphasis. Later comes 自信 じしん, self-confidence, which sounds identical and is written with 信.

Built from

self
A nose. Japanese speakers point at their own nose to mean "me".
body, oneself
A figure in profile with the belly drawn out. The body you carry about.

Also read じしん

self-confidence

Words sharing these kanji

self, oneself oneself nature freedom, free awareness body, one's own person the whole body body content, interior

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