自分(じぶん)

じぶん
noun / pronoun
oneself, myself
1. oneself, myself, yourself
Refers to the speaker or the subject of the sentence.
自分(じぶん)でやってみてください。
Please try doing it yourself.
自分(じぶん)の部屋(へや)を掃除(そうじ)した。
I cleaned my own room.
自分(じぶん)のことは自分(じぶん)でする。
I do my own things myself.
自分(じぶん)の意見(いけん)を言(い)ってください。
Please state your own opinion.
自分(じぶん)でお弁当(べんとう)を作(つく)って学校(がっこう)に持(も)っていった。
I made a boxed lunch myself and took it to school.

自分(じぶん) is a reflexive pronoun meaning oneself.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 自分(じぶん)で (by oneself)
  • 自分(じぶん)の (one's own)
  • 自分(じぶん)自身(じしん) (oneself - emphasis)

USAGE:

  • Can refer to any person depending on context
  • Often used where English would use "my/your/his/her own"
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Added 2026.1.11 18:35 · Revised 2026.2.27 9:45
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