自分（じぶん）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: oneself / myself
Example sentences
- 自分のことはできるだけ自分でする。 — I try to do things for myself as much as I can.
- 会議で自分の意見をはっきり言った。 — I clearly stated my own opinion at the meeting.
Idioms & proverbs containing “自分”
- 自分勝手 (じぶんかって) — selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases; one's own free will
- 自分の首を絞める (じぶんのくびをしめる) — to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself
- 自分のことは棚に上げる (じぶんのことはたなにあげる) — to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically
- 自分のことを棚に上げる (じぶんのことをたなにあげる) — to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically
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