noun used as a suffix, noun

  1. itself.

noun

  1. one's own body, oneself.

adverb

  1. originally, naturally, by nature, from the start.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
自体 じたい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
body, substance, object
タイ からだ テイ (2nd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
book, present, main
ホン もと まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)