Japanese word

自身

Pronunciation

Romajijishin

Meaning

  • nounself

Example

私自身がします。watashi ji shin ga shi ma su

I myself will do it.

Illustration for 自身 (self)

More examples

問題を自分自身で解決します。mon dai o ji bun ji shin de kai ketsu shi ma su

I solve the problem myself.

Core concept

Marks the very person or thing concerned, rather than someone or something else.

Common phrases

  • 自分自身を大切にするji bun ji shin o tai setsu ni su ru

    take care of oneself

  • 自身の力ji shin no chikara

    one's own strength

  • 自身を見つめるji shin o mi tsu me ru

    look at oneself

Similar words

自分jibun: A first-person or third-person reference to an individual person, commonly used as a standalone noun.

Definition in Japanese

他の人や物ではなく、問題にしている人や物そのものを指す語。hoka no hito ya mono de wa na ku mon dai ni shi te i ru hito ya mono so no mo no o sa su go

Word origin

自身 (jishin) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 自 (ji, "self") and 身 (shin, "body"), expressing one's own self.

Usage tips

  • Unlike 自分 (jibun), 自身 (jishin) often works as an emphasizing suffix after a noun or pronoun, as in 私自身 (watashi jishin).

Opposites

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