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| 自 | 
| さ | く | 
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| 作 | 
| じ | 
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| 自 | 
| え | ん | 
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| 演 | 
noun, takes する
Messages.yoji.- performing a part in one's own play, playing a musical piece that one has written.
- doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution).
- put-up job, charade.
- sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet). Colloquialism.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||
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 | 自作自演 | じさくじえん | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
make, production, prepare
サク つく.る サ (2nd, N4)
performance, act, play
エン (5th, N3)
sign of the tiger, 3-5AM, third sign of Chinese zodiac
とら イン とも (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
wherefore, a reason
ユウ ユ ユイ (3rd, N3)