自閉

See also: 自闭

Chinese

 
from; self; oneself
from; self; oneself; since
 
to close; stop up; shut
to close; stop up; shut; obstruct
trad. (自閉) 自 閉
simp. (自闭) 自 闭

Etymology

“autistic”
Back-formation from 自閉症/自闭症 (zìbìzhèng, “autism”).

Pronunciation


Verb

自閉

  1. to exclude oneself from others; to isolate oneself from society

Derived terms

Adjective

自閉

  1. autistic
    自閉仔/自闭仔 [Cantonese]  ―  zi6 bai3 zai2 [Jyutping]  ―  autistic child

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自 閉
じ
Grade: 2
へい
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じへー [jìhéé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑihe̞ː]

Noun

自(じ)閉(へい) • (jihei) 

  1. social withdrawal

Derived terms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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