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self-admonition; self-discipline; self-warning
The act of warning or disciplining oneself to avoid repeating mistakes or falling into bad habits. Reflects a deliberate effort at self-correction.
自戒を込めて言う。
I say this as a warning to myself as well.
同じ失敗を繰り返さないよう自戒した。
I warned myself not to repeat the same mistake.
彼はあの経験を自戒の念として心に刻んでいる。
He keeps that experience engraved in his heart as a reminder to himself.
A compound of 自 (self) and 戒 (admonition, warning). Can be used as a noun or as a suru verb (自戒する).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 自戒を込めて (with self-admonition; including a warning to oneself)
- 自戒の念 (a sense of self-admonition)
- 自戒する (to admonish oneself)
The phrase 自戒を込めて is commonly used when someone criticizes a behavior while acknowledging they are also guilty of it — similar to saying "speaking from my own experience" or "I need to hear this too." Note the homophone 次回 (next time), which is a completely different word.