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  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    spontaneous generation; abiogenesis

    Biology

    干し草に自然発生的に火がついた。
    A spontaneous fire started in the hay.

  2. natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence

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Characters in this word

4
自
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

oneself

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

Built from

自目

Used in names as

より

Words starting with 自Words ending in 自Anywhere in a word
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
然
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

Kun
しかしか.りしか.しさ
On
ゼンネン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
401 of 2500
Radical
火 fire
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

犬夕杰
Words starting with 然Words ending in 然Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-8-4SKIP code
4d8.10The Kanji Dictionary
2333.3Four corner code
2540deroo
7136Unicode hex code
1-33-19JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2770Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3435New Nelson (John Haig)
2782New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3456Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1779Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2423Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
241Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
256Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
375A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1788Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
437Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19149Morohashi
528A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
651Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
662Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
450sakade
716Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
557henshall3
592Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
144crowley
401Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1279Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
246Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ran2Pinyin reading
yeonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level
発
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

Kun
た.つあば.くおこ.るつか.わすはな.つ
On
ハツホツ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
32 of 2500
Radical
癶 footsteps
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

二儿癶

Used in names as

ばわ

Words starting with 発Words ending in 発Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-4SKIP code
0a9.5The Kanji Dictionary
1241.5Four corner code
3557deroo
767aUnicode hex code
1-40-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3092Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3860New Nelson (John Haig)
2565New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3174Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1634Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2222Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1705Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1840Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
43A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
953Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
186Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22662PMorohashi
370A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
96Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
96Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
303sakade
225Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
392henshall3
342Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
102crowley
286Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1360Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1721Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fa1Pinyin reading
balKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
生
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

life, genuine, birth

Kun
い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすきなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う
On
セイショウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
29 of 2500
Radical
生 life
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

生

Used in names as

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいえおいぎゅうくるみごせさじょうすぎそそうちるなばにうにゅうふみもうよいりゅう

Words starting with 生Words ending in 生Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2SKIP code
0a5.29The Kanji Dictionary
2510.0Four corner code
2472deroo
751fUnicode hex code
1-32-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2991Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3715New Nelson (John Haig)
3497New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4309Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2179Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2933Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1555Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1675Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
29A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
214Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
67Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21670Morohashi
42A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
44Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
34sakade
71Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
44henshall3
43Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
9crowley
49Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
1327Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1569Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sheng1Pinyin reading
saengKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level