Word Meaning 自明

じめい jimei

自明 is read as じめい (jimei) and means self-evident.

Meaning

English

  1. self-evident
  2. obvious
  3. axiomatic
  4. self-explanatory
  5. trivial

Reading

Kana

じめい

Romaji

jimei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 6679 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

自転車

じでんしゃ

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

自動車

じどうしゃ

car

自力

じりき

self-salvation

自白

じはく

confession

自問

じもん

asking oneself

自習

じしゅう

studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent

自体

じたい

itself

Example Sentences

1

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . .