自じ虐ぎゃく

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

self-torture; masochism; self-inflicted harm

Refers to physically or psychologically harming oneself, or to a masochistic tendency. Often used in the phrase 自虐ネタ for self-deprecating jokes.

彼かれは自じ虐ぎゃく的てきなジョークをよく言いう。
He often makes self-deprecating jokes.
自じ虐ぎゃく行こう為いは健けん康こうを害がいする。
Self-harming behavior damages your health.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が自じ虐ぎゃくに走はしるto resort to self-deprecation
彼かれはストレスがたまると自じ虐ぎゃくに走はしる癖くせがある。
He has a habit of resorting to self-deprecation when he's stressed out.
自じ虐ぎゃく的てきな態たい度どを取とるto adopt a self-deprecating attitude
失しっ敗ぱいするといつも自じ虐ぎゃく的てきな態たい度どを取とってしまう。
Whenever I fail, I end up adopting a self-deprecating attitude.
自じ虐ぎゃくで笑わらいを誘さそうto get laughs through self-deprecating humor
彼かの女じょは自じ虐ぎゃくで笑わらいを誘さそうのが得とく意いだ。
She's good at getting laughs with self-deprecating jokes.

Kanji

自oneself
虐tyrannize, oppress

Related words

自じ傷しょう
自傷 refers specifically to physical self-injury, while 自虐 covers a broader range including psychological self-deprecation and masochistic tendencies.
自じ嘲ちょう
自嘲 focuses narrowly on mocking or laughing at oneself verbally, while 自虐 is broader and can include physical self-harm or a general masochistic streak.
マゾヒズム
マゾヒズム is the clinical/loanword term for masochism, often with a sexual connotation, whereas 自虐 is the everyday native word used for self-deprecating humor or general self-torment.

Opposites

自じ慢まんN3
自虐 puts oneself down (as in self-deprecating jokes), while 自慢 means boasting or bragging about oneself.

Word family

自じ虐ぎゃく的てき
self-deprecating; masochistic
自じ虐ぎゃくネタ
self-deprecating joke; self-deprecating routine
自じ虐ぎゃく史し観かん
masochistic view of history; self-tormenting historical view

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 自 (self) and 虐 (oppress, torment). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard kanji composition patterns.