What does 己 mean?
己 is a Japanese pronoun meaning “oneself (literary)” in English. It is written as 己 in kanji, おのれ in hiragana, and onore in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentences
まず己を知ることが大切だ。
The first thing is to know yourself.
彼は己の力を信じていた。
He believed in his own strength.