自ずから

Japanese
Kanji in this term
自
おの
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

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): [o̞no̞zɨᵝka̠ɾa̠]

Adverb

自(おの)ずから • (onozukara) 

  1. by itself, naturally, on its own
  • 自(おの)ずと (onozuto)

See also

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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