Today’s second #kanji is #自. It has one more stroke than #白 (white), but these two characters are not related. Apparently 自 comes from 鼻 which is a pictograph for a “nose.”
Meaning: self
Reading: ジ、シ、みずか、おの
自分（ジブン）: self, oneself, one’s self
自由（ジユウ）: freedom, liberty
自動車（ジドウシャ）: a car, a motor car, aan automobile
自白（ジハク）: confession
自立（ジリツ）: independence, self-reliance
独自（ドクジ）（の）: original, individual, peculiar, unique
出自（シュツジ）: a person’s origin/roots/background
自然（シゼン/ジネン）: nature
自（みずか）ら: oneself
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自（おのずか）ら/自（おの）ずから: naturally, as a matter of course, by itself
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