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    3. 自他

    自他

    自じ他た

    oneself and others

    KMT8News #23+1NounCore ConceptsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab11 strokes

    じた

    Noun

    1.
    oneself and others
    2.
    subject and object
    philosophy
    3.
    transitivity, transitive verbs and intransitive verbs
    grammar
    4.
    first person and third person
    rare termgrammar
    5.
    self-salvation and salvation by faith
    Buddhism

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    自じ他たともに認みとめる実じつ力りょく者しゃだ。

    He is a person of recognized ability by both himself and others.

    KMT7Core Concepts
    自じ他たを区く別べつせず、全すべての人ひとに平びょう等どうに接せっするべきだ。

    One should treat all people equally, without distinguishing between oneself and others.

    KMT8Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology
    仏ぶっ教きょうの教おしえでは、自じ他た一いっ体たいの精せい神しんが重じゅ要う視しされる。

    In Buddhist teachings, the spirit of oneself and others being one is emphasized.

    KMT8Religion & Philosophyphilosophy
    自じ他たを慈いつくしむ心こころは、仏ぶっ教きょうの根こん本ぽん的てきな教おしえの一ひとつである。

    The heart that cherishes oneself and others is one of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism.

    KMT8Religion & Philosophyphilosophy
    自じ他た動どう詞しの区く別べつは、日に本ほん語ご学がく習しゅう者しゃにとって難むずかしい点てんの一ひとつだ。

    The distinction between transitive and intransitive verbs is one of the difficult points for Japanese learners.

    KMT8Core ConceptsEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    他
    ほか…(1)
    other・another・the others
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