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自分 (じぶん, jibun) Japanese meaning: oneself | Kotomora
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I want to decide things about myself by myself.
He shut himself in his room.
Usage patterns 自じ 分ぶん を 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something to oneself (blame, believe in, control, etc.)
Whenever he makes a mistake, he always blames himself.
自じ 分ぶん に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something to/for oneself, such as telling or convincing oneself
I told myself that it would be okay.
Kanji 分 part, minute of time, segment Related words· 15 自身 attaches to a noun or pronoun as an emphatic suffix (私自身), while 自分 stands alone as the reflexive pronoun itself.
私 is the neutral, all-purpose word for 'I' usable by anyone in any register, while 自分 as 'I' sounds more male, informal, or assertive.
お前 is the standard-Japanese equivalent of the Kansai-dialect 自分 meaning 'you', both carrying a familiar or rough tone.
自己 is a formal, compound-forming word for 'self' used in terms like 自己紹介, whereas 自分 is the everyday reflexive pronoun used in ordinary speech.
Show 11 more 僕 is a softer, typically male first-person pronoun, while 自分 in this sense can sound more formal or stiff, as often heard in military or sports contexts.
自分 is the everyday, neutral word for 'oneself', whereas 己 is a poetic or literary term for 'self' used in elevated or reflective speech.
自分 is the common modern word for "oneself" in reflexive contexts, while 我 in this sense appears mainly in fixed expressions like 我を忘れる.
自分 is the everyday, neutral word for 'oneself', while 一身 is a formal, literary term emphasizing the whole of one's person or being.
Opposites 他人 means 'another person, someone else', the direct opposite of 自分 meaning 'oneself'.
自分 means 'oneself', contrasting with 人様, which refers to people other than oneself.
自分 means 'oneself', the natural opposite of 余人, which refers to people other than oneself or a specified person.
Don't confuse with 時分 (also read じぶん) means 'time, season, moment' and is unrelated in meaning to the pronoun 自分, despite sharing the same sound and spelling pattern.
自 is a bound prefix meaning 'self-' used only inside compounds (自宅, 自信), while 自分 is a standalone noun meaning 'oneself' that can be used alone in a sentence.
自分 means 'oneself' as a general pronoun, whereas 自家 is limited to 'one's own house' or a prenominal 'self-' in compounds like 自家製.
Word family· 17 selfish; self-centered; doing as one pleases
one's own problem; personal matter
personal history; autobiographical account
Written forms 自じ 分ぶん Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
ジブン Usage <1%
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 自 “self” and 分 “part; portion.” Earlier senses included one’s own person, position, or share, from which the reflexive use “oneself” developed.
自分 is the everyday, neutral word for 'oneself', while 自ら is more formal and stresses personal initiative or direct involvement.
我が is a pre-noun adjective meaning 'my/our own' with emotional weight, while 自分 is a reflexive noun meaning 'oneself' used more neutrally as 自分の to show possession.
其 could archaically mean 'oneself', a sense now expressed by 自分 in modern Japanese.
自分 is the plain, everyday reflexive pronoun, while 自分自身 doubles up on 自分 to add emphasis like 'one's own self'.
自分 is the common reflexive pronoun for 'oneself', whereas 身 conveys the same idea in more formal or set expressions like 身の上 or 身を立てる.
自分 is a gender-neutral, somewhat formal way to say 'I' often heard in business or military speech, whereas 俺 is casual and exclusively male.
自分 can be used informally to mean 'I' or 'myself', while 私（わたくし）is the polite, formal way to refer to oneself.
one's own style; one's own way
for one's own use; personal use; private use
Show 6 more self-centered; egocentric
putting oneself first; prioritizing oneself
paying for oneself; at one's own expense
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery
taking a selfie; self-shot
me-time; time for oneself
