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自ら

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
みずか
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
躬ら (rare)
親ら (rare)

⟨mi2 tu kara⟩ → */mʷɨdukara//mid͡zukara//mizukara/

Originally a compound of (mi, body) +‎ (tsu, Old Japanese possessive particle) +‎ (kara, quality, characteristicby itself).[1][2]

The okurigana (ra) is used to indicate the reading.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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(みずか) (mizukaraみづから (midukara)?

  1. personally, by or for oneself
    Synonyms: 自分自身 (jibun-jishin de), 身自ら (mimizukara)
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Noun

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(みずか) (mizukaraみづから (midukara)?

  1. oneself
    Synonyms: 自分 (jibun), 自分自身 (jibun-jishin)

Pronoun

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(みずか) (mizukaraみづから (midukara)?

  1. (obsolete) first-person pronoun: I, me
    Synonym: (watakushi)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
おのずか
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 自ら – see the following entry.
おのずから
[adverb] by itself, naturally, on its own (by accident or chance)
(This term, 自ら, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  4. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN