自動 (jidō) means “automatic” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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このライトは人が近づくと自動で点灯します。ko no ra i to wa hito ga chika zu ku to ji dō de ten tō shi ma su

This light turns on automatically when someone approaches.

Presents an action as happening through a built-in mechanism rather than through a person's immediate control.

オートōto: A borrowed term for a setting or function that operates automatically.

人が直接操作しなくても機械などが働く仕組みや性質。hito ga choku setsu sō sa shi na ku te mo ki kai na do ga hatara ku shi ku mi ya sei shitsu

The compound 自動 (jidō) uses 自 (ji, "self") for independent action and 動 (dō, "move") for movement or operation.

Japanese uses 自動 (jidō) for machine processes such as choosing a setting or timing, even when nothing physically moves.