自
self
- 丿drop
- 目eye
- kun
- みずか.らmizuka.ra
- on
- ジjiシshi
mnemonic
A DROP (丿) on an EYE (目): a nose seen from the front, and in Japan you point to your nose to mean SELF. "Ji" (ジ) as in jibun, myself, and jidōsha, a car that moves by itself.
examples
- 自分じぶんjibunoneself
- 自転車じてんしゃjitenshabicycle
- 自動車じどうしゃjidōshaautomobile