Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 自じ 身しん が 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 emphasizes that the person themselves (rather than someone else) does the action
The president himself made that decision.
〈 人ひと 〉 自じ 身しん の 〈 物もの 〉 one's own (thing), emphasizing personal ownership
〈 人ひと 〉 自じ 身しん で 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something by oneself, without relying on others
Please solve the problem by yourself.
Kanji 身 somebody, person, one's station in life Related words· 8 自分 is the everyday, general word for 'oneself', while 自身 is more emphatic and often attaches after a pronoun or noun, as in 私自身 .
自己 is a formal, often compound-forming word (自己紹介 ), whereas 自身 is used more personally to add emphasis to a specific person.
自身 often stresses the person or thing itself as the doer or owner, while 自体 stresses the matter or object itself apart from surrounding circumstances.
自身 is typically attached after another pronoun or noun (私自身 , 彼自身 ) to mean 'self', whereas 自分自身 is a complete, standalone emphatic pronoun.
Show 4 more Show fewer 自身 means 'oneself' and is typically used for people, whereas そのもの refers to things or concepts themselves.
自身 attaches after a noun or pronoun to emphasize 'itself/himself' (彼自身 ), whereas 自ら stands alone and can also be used adverbially.
自身 is normally attached after a noun or pronoun as a suffix (彼自身 'he himself'), whereas 一身 stands alone as a noun meaning one's entire self or body.
自身 attaches to a noun or pronoun to mean 'itself/oneself' (e.g. 彼自身 ), whereas 本人 stands alone as a noun meaning 'the person in question'.
Word family· 7 Show 2 more Show fewer herself; she herself
oneself; myself
Etymology Compound of 自 (self) and 身 (body/person). The combination naturally yields the meaning 'oneself'.
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