Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    あいつのことを好きなやつは誰もいない。なぜならあいつはいつも自分のことを自画自賛ばかりしているからだ。
    Nobody likes him, because he is always blowing his own horn.

Also written 自画自讃【じがじさん】

Pitch on OJAD

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

brush-stroke, picture

Kun
えが.くかく.するかぎ.るはかりごとはか.る
On
カクカイ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
199 of 2500
Radical
field
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-2-6SKIP code
0a8.7The Kanji Dictionary
1077.2Four corner code
3175deroo
753bUnicode hex code
1-18-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
50Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3733New Nelson (John Haig)
3000New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3723Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1904Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2586Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1170Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1254Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
150A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
991Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
477Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21739PMorohashi
85A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
343Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
343Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
167sakade
222Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
91henshall3
155Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
176crowley
235Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14busy_people
176Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1178Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hua4Pinyin reading
hwa, hoegKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with

Kun
たす.けるたた.える
On
サン
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
868 of 2500
Radical
shell
WaniKani
Level 32

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-8-7, 2-13-2SKIP code
7b8.6The Kanji Dictionary
5580.6Four corner code
1461deroo
8cdbUnicode hex code
1-27-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4516Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5814New Nelson (John Haig)
2809New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3484Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1797Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2446Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
843Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
906Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
881A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2394Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
841Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36841Morohashi
690A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
745Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
758Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
619sakade
929Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
716henshall3
807Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
376Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1736Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
851Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zan4Pinyin reading
chanKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32WaniKani level