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Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

2325 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: selfish, arbitrary

Kunyomi: ほしいまま

Onyomi: シ

Composition: 次 心

恣

Radical

Radical: 心

Meaning: heart

Reading: こころ

Frequency: 1,115

Alternative forms:

忄(alt radical position hen)

心

Examples

Onyomi Examples

恣意 (シイ) arbitrariness, self-will, whim

恣意性 (シイセイ) arbitrariness

放恣 (ホウシ) licentious, self-indulgent

驕恣 (キョウシ) being proud and self-willed

Kunyomi Examples

恣 (ほしいまま) selfish, self-indulgent, arbitrary

恣にする (ほしいままにする) to abuse, to exploit to the full, to give free rein to

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