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Jibun (自分): what it means in anime
自分
じぶん · jibun · myself; yourself; oneself JLPT N5
Jibun means "oneself": myself, yourself, himself, depending on context. 自分で is "by myself", 自分の is "my own", and 自分を信じろ is "believe in yourself".
Where you hear it 21 of 42 series
Lines from the Japanese subtitles of episodes 1–3 of each show. A translation is shown only when it clearly matches the line; counts are subtitle lines containing the word.
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Death Note · 19 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 3
おい 最後の問題ぐらい 自分で解いてみろよHey, try solving the last problem yourself.
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K-On! · 12 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 1
大事なのは自分 かわいがることThe important thing is to love yourself
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Spy x Family · 9 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 3
…というか自分の家なので お好きに使ってくださいOr rather, this is your home now, so make yourself comfortable. {ED}
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Jujutsu Kaisen · 8 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 2
自分に言い聞かせるのか？You expect me to just tell myself that?
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Erased · 12 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 2
自分が 適応していくためだ―
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Code Geass · 11 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 3
自分で 話をそらしていくし
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Re:Zero · 11 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 3
何が 怪物狩りは自分の領分だ
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Sword Art Online · 10 lines in episodes 1–3 · this one from episode 2
自分らだけ ポンポン強うなって―
Also in: Haikyu!!, NANA, One-Punch Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, Soul Eater, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Horimiya, Reincarnated as a Slime, Attack on Titan, Tokyo Ghoul, Noragami, Angel Beats!, Vinland Saga.
Usage and nuance
It is the word anime uses for identity questions: 自分は何者だ ("who am I?"), 自分らしく ("like yourself, true to yourself"). Tokyo Ghoul, Violet Evergarden and Erased all turn on a character finding their 自分.
In the Kansai dialect and in sports teams, 自分 is also used as "I" or even "you", which confuses everyone. Haikyu's players and Spy x Family's Yor use it as a first-person pronoun.
自分勝手 (jibun-katte) means "selfish", and 自分自身 is "one's own self", used for emphasis.
Hear 自分 in Death Note19 lines in episodes 1–3 · tappable subtitles · free, no account