自ずから

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自
おの Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
自ら

Etymology

Originally a compound of 己 (ono, “oneself”) +‎ つ (tsu, possessive particle) +‎ 柄 (kara, “quality, characteristic”, later developing senses of “from, because”).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おのずから [ònózúkárá] (Heiban – [0])^[2]^[4]
IPA^(key): [o̞no̞zɨka̠ɾa̠]

Adverb

自(おの)ずから • (onozukara) ^{←おのづから (onodukara)^?}

by itself, naturally, on its own (by accident or chance)

Related terms

自(おの)ずと (onozuto)

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-3] Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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