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    3. 自己保身

    自己保身

    自じ己こ保ほ身しん

    protecting one's own interests

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab25 strokes

    じこほしん

    Noun

    1.
    protecting one's own interests, self-serving behavior, putting one's own skin first

    Stroke 0 / 25

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    己
    おのれ・つちのと・な…(4)
    self
    保
    たも.つ…(8)
    protect・guarantee・keep・preserve・sustain…(1)
    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
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