自重

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Chinese

from; self; oneself
from; self; oneself; since
 
heavy; serious; to double
heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer
 
simp. and trad.
(自重) 		自 重

Pronunciation

Verb

自重

  1. to conduct oneself with dignity; to be self-possessed; to be dignified
  2. to raise oneself in others' esteem

Noun

自重

  1. dead weight

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
自 重
じ
Grade: 2 		じゅう
Grade: 3
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

自(じ)重(じゅう) • (jijū) ←じぢゆう (zidyuu)?

  1. one's own weight
    マガジンは自(じ)重(じゅう)で落(らっ)下(か)します。
    Magajin wa jijū de rakka shimasu.
    The magazine falls by its own weight.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
自 重
じ
Grade: 2 		ちょう
Grade: 3
goon kan'on

Pronunciation

Noun

自(じ)重(ちょう) • (jichō) 

  1. self-respect
  2. prudence
  3. taking care of one's own health

Verb

自(じ)重(ちょう)する • (jichō suru) intransitive suru (stem 自(じ)重(ちょう)し (jichō shi), past 自(じ)重(ちょう)した (jichō shita))

  1. respect oneself
  2. be prudent
  3. take care of oneself, be kind to one's own body
Conjugation
Conjugation of "自重する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 自重し じちょうし jichō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 自重し じちょうし jichō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 自重する じちょうする jichō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 自重する じちょうする jichō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 自重すれ じちょうすれ jichō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 自重せよ¹
自重しろ² 		じちょうせよ¹
じちょうしろ² 		jichō seyo¹
jichō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 自重される じちょうされる jichō sareru
Causative 自重させる
自重さす 		じちょうさせる
じちょうさす 		jichō saseru
jichō sasu
Potential 自重できる じちょうできる jichō dekiru
Volitional 自重しよう じちょうしよう jichō shiyō
Negative 自重しない じちょうしない jichō shinai
Negative continuative 自重せず じちょうせず jichō sezu
Formal 自重します じちょうします jichō shimasu
Perfective 自重した じちょうした jichō shita
Conjunctive 自重して じちょうして jichō shite
Hypothetical conditional 自重すれば じちょうすれば jichō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
自重

Noun

自重 • (jajung) (hangeul 자중)

  1. hanja form? of 자중

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
自重

Noun

自重

  1. chữ Hán form of tự trọng (“self-respect”).

Adjective

自重

  1. chữ Hán form of tự trọng (“self-respecting”).
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