Word Meaning 自体

じたい jitai

自体 is read as じたい (jitai) and means itself.

Meaning

English

  1. itself
  2. one's own body
  3. oneself
  4. originally
  5. naturally
  6. by nature
  7. from the start

Reading

Kana

じたい

Romaji

jitai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms そのもの Related Words すっぴん,自然,ナチュラル Rank 9372 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

自治体

じちたい

municipality

自治体衛星通信機構

じちたいえいせいつうしんきこう

Local Authorities Satellite Communications

自治体国際化協会

じちたいこくさいかきょうかい

Council of Local Authorities for International Relations

地方自治体

ちほうじちたい

local authority

肢体不自由児

したいふじゆうじ

physically disabled child

環境自治体会議

かんきょうじちたいかいぎ

Coalition of Local Government for Environmental Initiative, Japan

自転車

じてんしゃ

bicycle

自分

じぶん

you

自ら

みずから

oneself

自主

じしゅ

independence

自動

じどう

automatic

自国

じこく

one's own country

Example Sentences

10

Competition is not bad in itself.

Competition is neither good nor evil in itself.

The engine is itself very good.

Apparently the wound itself only needs a few stitches.

It's wrong of you to talk back to her.

Effort for effort’s sake is meaningless. That effort must produce results.

This victory alone is not the change we seek.

The lack of evidence to the contrary is itself evidence that your theory is probably right.

The bidet-toilet itself has not spread much outside of Japan.

Am I the only one who still feels a sense of unfamiliarity with the word "Surprise party"?