己 – self

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The kanji 己 means self. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コ、キ (ko, ki); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おのれ、つちのと、な (onore, tsuchinoto, na). It is written with 3 strokes, under radical 己 (no. 49).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コ	ko
On’yomi	キ	ki
Kun’yomi	おのれ	onore
Kun’yomi	つちのと	tsuchinoto
Kun’yomi	な	na

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 己 (Kangxi radical 49). Components: 已.

Words using 己

自己じこself

Example sentences

彼は自己を没却する男ではない。

He knows how to assert himself.

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Kanji with the same radical

巻

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