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己

JLPT N1 · 3 strokes

The kanji 己 — “oneself”

己 means oneself and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 3 strokes and uses the oneself radical (己).

Stroke order · 3 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): コ、キ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): おのれ、つちのと、な
Radical: 己 · oneself
Strokes: 3

How to remember 己

A person curled up sitting — turned inward, into oneself. The 己 in 自己紹介 (self-introduction).

Example words with 己

On'yomi readings

自己じこself, one's own
自己紹介じこしょうかいself-introduction

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