How to say "himself" in Japanese

• 自身じしんJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix)Covers 'himself' as an emphatic word that stresses the person's own self, as in 'the manager himself' or 'he wrote it himself'; it points to that very person rather than anyone else.
  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 reflexive pronoun, also covering 'myself' and 'yourself': use it when 'himself' refers back to the subject as the object of the action, as in 'he hurt himself' or 'he introduced himself'.
  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.

Use 自分 for the reflexive 'himself' that refers back to the subject ('he hurt himself'), and 自身 for the emphatic 'himself' that stresses the person's own self ('the manager himself').

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 自身じしん(one's) self
• 自分じぶんmyself
• 彼自身かれじしんhimself
• ご自身ごじしんyourself
• それ自身それじしんitself
• てめえI