自閉

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See also: 自闭

Chinese

from; self; oneself
from; self; oneself; since
 
to close; stop up; shut
to close; stop up; shut; obstruct
 
trad. (自閉)
simp. (自闭)

Etymology

“autistic”
Back-formation from 自閉症自闭症 (zìbìzhèng, “autism”).

Pronunciation


Verb

自閉

  1. to exclude oneself from others; to isolate oneself from society

Derived terms

Adjective

自閉

  1. autistic
    自閉自闭 [Cantonese]  ―  zi6 bai3 zai2   ―  autistic child

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
へい
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(へい) (jihei

  1. social withdrawal

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN