Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun

    paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    嘘ばっかりついてるから、皆に総すかんを食うんだ。自業自得だよ。
    You're always lying- that's why people don't take you seriously. You get what you deserve.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

oneself

Kun
みずか.らおの.ずからおの.ずと
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
19 of 2500
Radical
self
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

より

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-6-2SKIP code
5c1.1The Kanji Dictionary
2600.0Four corner code
879deroo
81eaUnicode hex code
1-28-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3841Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4900New Nelson (John Haig)
3525New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4338Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2195Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2954Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
36Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
36Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
53A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
340Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
60Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30095Morohashi
134A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
62Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
62Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
229sakade
242Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
150henshall3
126Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
14crowley
63Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
1587Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
36Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi4Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

business, vocation, arts, performance

Kun
わざ
On
ギョウゴウ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
43 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

なりのぶ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-8SKIP code
0a13.3The Kanji Dictionary
3290.4Four corner code
1064deroo
696dUnicode hex code
1-22-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
143Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2789New Nelson (John Haig)
2612New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3227Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1674Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2265Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1792Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1931Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
54A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2024Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
292Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15170Morohashi
260A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
279Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
279Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
380sakade
199Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
278henshall3
419Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
74crowley
307Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.1busy_people
1066Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1809Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ye4Pinyin reading
eobKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

Kun
え.るう.る
On
トク
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
175 of 2500
Radical
step
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Used in names as

あつてろ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3i8.4The Kanji Dictionary
2624.1Four corner code
2048deroo
5f97Unicode hex code
1-38-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1622Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1755New Nelson (John Haig)
477New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
577Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
351Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
435Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
876Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
941Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
358A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1299Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
340Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10137Morohashi
761A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
374Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
375Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850sakade
523Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
587henshall3
574Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
167crowley
643Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
631Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
885Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
de2, de5, dei3Pinyin reading
deugKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level