己

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/己

Noun

 * 1) walled settlement

Glyph origin
– silk rope for binding objects. Original form of. The character must not be confused with 已 and 巳.

Etymology
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Definitions

 * 1) self; oneself
 * 2) personal; private
 * 3) the sixth of the ten heavenly stems

Kanji

 * 1) itself, oneself

Usage notes
Used in the  (c. 759 ) as kana for  and.

Etymology 1
From.

Proper noun

 * 1) the sixth of the ten heavenly stems

Etymology 2
Originally a compound of 🇰🇲.

Proper noun

 * 1) the sixth of the ten heavenly stems

Etymology 3
From.

Pronoun

 * : oneself
 * : I, me
 * : you

Adverb

 * 1) by oneself

Etymology 4
Seemingly akin to 🇨🇬.

See also and.

Pronoun

 * : oneself
 * : I, me

Pronoun

 * : : I, me

Pronoun

 * : I, me

Etymology 7
Sound shift from ono (see above).

Pronunciation

 * Pronunciation for pronoun senses unknown.

Pronoun

 * : you
 * : oneself

Interjection

 * 1)  you!; you blockhead!

Pronoun

 * : I, me

Etymology 9
Sound shift from onore (see above).

Pronoun

 * : you