自じ動どう

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

automatic; auto-

Used as a noun or の-modifier for something that operates by itself rather than manually. Also commonly appears adverbially as 自動で, meaning 'automatically'.

Antonyms: 手動

• ファイルは十じゅう秒びょうごとに自じ動どうで保ほ存ぞんされます。

  The file is saved automatically every ten seconds.

• ホテルの入いり口ぐちに自じ動どうドアがある。

  There is an automatic door at the hotel entrance.

noun

intransitive verb

Only when written 自動

Linguistics abbreviation of 自動詞. This use is restricted to the spelling 自動 and is mostly seen in grammar notes, dictionaries, or tables.

See also: 自動詞

• この辞じ書しょでは「自じ動どう」は自じ動どう詞しの略りゃくです。

  In this dictionary, 'jidō' is an abbreviation for 'intransitive verb'.