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): [o̞no̞zɨᵝka̠ɾa̠]

Adverb

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

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

See also

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