自じ薦せん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward

Used when someone nominates or recommends themselves, especially for awards, applications, committees, or positions. As 自薦する, it usually means to put oneself forward rather than to recommend someone else.

• この賞しょうは自じ薦せんも他た薦せんも受うけ付つけています。

  This award accepts both self-nominations and nominations by others.

• 彼かれは委い員いんの候こう補ほに自じ薦せんした。

  He put himself forward as a candidate for the committee.