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

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) おのずから [ònózúkárá] (Heiban – [0])[2][4]
- IPA^(key): [o̞no̞zɨᵝka̠ɾa̠]

Adverb

自ずから (hiragana おのずから, rōmaji onozukara)

by itself, naturally, on its own

Related terms

自 (おの)ずと (onozuto)

References

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

[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-3] 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN