Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 自愛(じあい) in Japanese

自愛
Kana Reading
じあい
Romaji
jiai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative)
    Example sentence
    自愛は我が家からはじまる。 Charity begins at home.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    self-love

Examples of 自愛, じあい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

愛 JLPT 3

13 strokes

love, affection, favourite

On'Yomi: アイ

Kun'Yomi: いと.しい, かな.しい, め.でる, お.しむ, まな

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自 JLPT 4

6 strokes

oneself

On'Yomi: ジ, シ

Kun'Yomi: みずか.ら, おの.ずから, おの.ずと

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