自動

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See also: 自动

Chinese

from; self; oneself
from; self; oneself; since
 
to move; to change; to use
to move; to change; to use; to act
 
trad. (自動) 自 動
simp. (自动) 自 动

Pronunciation

Adjective

自動

  1. (attributive) automatic
    自動沖洗／自动冲洗  ―  zìdòng chōngxǐ  ―  automatic flush
    自動步行道／自动步行道  ―  zìdòng bùxíngdào  ―  automatic walkway
    自動充值機／自动充值机  ―  zìdòng chōngzhíjī  ―  add value machine
    自動檢票機／自动检票机  ―  zìdòng jiǎnpiàojī  ―  self-service check-in
    自動查詢機／自动查询机  ―  zìdòng cháxúnjī  ―  self-service information
    自動體外除顫器／自动体外除颤器  ―  zìdòng tǐwài chúchànqì  ―  automated external defibrillator
  2. voluntary; of one's own accord; on one's initiative; spontaneous

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “automatic”): 手動／手动 (shǒudòng)

Coordinate terms

Adverb

自動

  1. automatically
  2. voluntarily; of one's own accord; on one's initiative; spontaneously

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Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自 動
じ
Grade: 2 		どう
Grade: 3
goon kan'yōon
Alternative spelling
自働 (uncommon)

Pronunciation

Noun

自(じ)動(どう) • (jidō) 

  1. automatic movement, automatic functioning
    Antonym: 手動 (shudō)
  2. (grammar) intransitive verb (Abbreviation of 自動詞.)
    Antonym: 他動 (tadō)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
自動

Noun

自動 • (jadong) (hangeul 자동)

  1. hanja form? of 자동 (“automatic”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
自動

Adjective

自動

  1. chữ Hán form of tự động (“automatic, spontaneous”).
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