自ずから
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term |
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| 自 |
| おの Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 自ら |
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Adverb
[edit]自ずから • (onozukara) ←おのづから (onodukara)?
- by itself, naturally, on its own (by accident or chance)
Related terms
[edit]- 自ずと (onozuto)
See also
[edit]- 自ら (mizukara)
References
[edit]- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN