How to say "herself" in Japanese

• 自身じしんJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix)Used where 'herself' emphasizes the person's identity rather than simply referring back — 'she herself said so', 'I spoke to the director herself' — adding an emphatic 'the very person' nuance.
  ジェーン自身じしんがこの手紙てがみを書かいた。↗

  Jane wrote the letter herself.
• 自分じぶんJLPT N5approx.Common
  pronounThe plain reflexive pronoun: use it where 'herself' simply refers back to the subject — 'she looked at herself in the mirror', 'she is hard on herself' — with no particular emphasis.
  矛盾むじゅんする報告ほうこくを受うけて、その役員やくいんは自分じぶんの立場たちばを考え直かんがえなおした。↗

  Conflicting reports prompted the director to reconsider her position.

Both words render reflexive 'herself'; choose 自分 for the plain reflexive that simply refers back to the subject, and 自身 when 'herself' emphasizes the person's identity, as in 'the manager herself'.

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• 自身じしん(one's) self
• 自分じぶんmyself
• 彼女自身かのじょじしんherself
• ご自身ごじしんyourself
• それ自身それじしんitself
• てめえI