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자 Hanja 自 in 50 Korean words

read 자 음50 words 낱말from TOPIK 1 1급 6 more read 자 동음

自 is read 자 and builds 50 of the Korean words on this site — 자신 (oneself), 자기 (oneself) and 자체 (itself) among them. Every one is below, with the character marked inside its spelling; each links to the word's full entry.

앞As the first character — 46 words

자신 自身 oneself TOPIK 2 자기 自己 oneself TOPIK 3 자체 自體 itself TOPIK 5 자연 自然 nature TOPIK 2 자기 自己 the self TOPIK 3 자유 自由 freedom TOPIK 2 자동차 自動車 automobile, car TOPIK 1 자연스럽다 自然- to be natural, unaffected TOPIK 4 자전거 自轉車 bicycle TOPIK 1 자유롭다 自由- to be free TOPIK 3 자연주의 自然主義 naturalism, naturism (like Rousseau) TOPIK 3 자신 自信 self-confidence TOPIK 3 자치 自治 self-government TOPIK 5 자동 自動 automatic TOPIK 3 자존심 自尊心 self-respect TOPIK 4 자율 自律 autonomy TOPIK 6 자연환경 自然環境 natural environment TOPIK 4 자연히 自然- naturally, by itself TOPIK 4 자신감 自信感 self-confidence TOPIK 4 자아 自我 ego, self TOPIK 6 자살 自殺 suicide TOPIK 4 자유화 自由化 liberalization TOPIK 6 자가용 自家用 private car TOPIK 3 자발적 自發的 spontaneously, voluntarily, of one's own accord, by its own power TOPIK 6 자부심 自負心 pride TOPIK 4 자연현상 自然現象 natural phenomena TOPIK 6 자동화 自動化 automation TOPIK 6 자백 自白 confession TOPIK 6 자율적 自律的 autonomic TOPIK 6 자제 自制 self-control TOPIK 5 자각 自覺 self-awareness TOPIK 6 자판기 自販機 a vending machine TOPIK 2 자살하다 自殺- to commit suicide TOPIK 4 자연적 自然的 natural TOPIK 4 자동적 自動的 automatic TOPIK 3 자사 自社 in house, inside their company Common 자유인 自由人 freeman Common 자진 自進 volunteering Common 자립 自立 independence TOPIK 6 자위대 自衛隊 the Japan Self-Defense Forces Common 자체적 自體的 we do it ourselves TOPIK 5 자가 自家 private, mine, my own TOPIK 6 자화상 自畵像 selfportrait Common 자수 自首 surrender TOPIK 6 자연계 自然界 nature TOPIK 5 자연보호 自然保護 environmental protectionism Common

뒤As the last character — 2 words

각자 各自 each person, each one TOPIK 3 각자 各自 each person, each one TOPIK 3

가운데In the middle — 2 words

독자적 獨自的 independent, self-reliant, not relying on outside help TOPIK 6 대자연 大自然 nature Common

같은 소리, 다른 글자6 other characters are also read 자

Hangul spells all of them 자. This is where Korean's homophones come from, and telling them apart is what the character is for.

者 자 106 子 자 44 資 자 16 字 자 13 瓷 자 3 刺 자 3

함께 쓰이는 글자Characters it combines with

The other halves of the words above, each with the commonest word the two build together. Every one is a page of its own.

然 연 자연 自然 10 shared words 的 적 독자적 獨自的 6 shared words 動 동 자동차 自動車 4 shared words 由 유 자유 自由 4 shared words 體 체 자체 自體 2 shared words 化 화 자유화 自由化 2 shared words 家 가 자가용 自家用 2 shared words 心 심 자존심 自尊心 2 shared words 信 신 자신 自信 2 shared words 各 각 각자 各自 2 shared words 殺 살 자살 自殺 2 shared words 律 율 자율 自律 2 shared words

All 1,087 characters › — or read why hanja is worth an hour if this is the first one you have opened.

Hanja spellings, word meanings and TOPIK grades from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

The reading 자 is derived from the alignment between these words' Hangul and their hanja spellings, not taken from a character dictionary — which is also why no 훈 is shown.