Question

己 おのれ、つちのと、な self, snake, serpent 1 1098 3 49 おのれ・き・つちのと 象形 Pictographic This kanji looks like the "s" of "self", looking at its own reflection in a mirror (reversed sideways), as if pondering about his "self".

Accepted Answer

コ、キ し, み 自己(じこ): self; oneself 6 已: oneself (radical no. 49) 己 3 (none) self When Superman looks at himself in the mirror, this is what he sees on his chest.

Kanji	己
Onyomi	コ、キ
Kunyomi	おのれ、つちのと、な
Nanori	し, み
English	self, snake, serpent
Examples	自己(じこ): self; oneself
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	6
Frequency	1098
Components	已: oneself (radical no. 49)
Number of Strokes	3
Kanji Radical	己
Radical Number	49
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	おのれ・き・つちのと
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	象形 Pictographic
Keyword	self
Koohii Story 1	This kanji looks like the "s" of "self", looking at its own reflection in a mirror (reversed sideways), as if pondering about his "self".
Koohii Story 2	When Superman looks at himself in the mirror, this is what he sees on his chest.

己 Oneself コ、キ おのれ、つちのと、な し み Snake Serpent

己 Oneself コ、キおのれ、つちのと、なしみ Snake Serpent