How to say "personally" in Japanese

• 直々じきじきCommon
  adverb, no-adjectiveCovers 'personally' in the sense of doing or conveying something directly and in person rather than through an intermediary, as when a boss personally delivers a message. It stresses the absence of a go-between.
  行いってじきじきに彼女かのじょに礼れいを言いいなさい。↗

  You had better go and thank her in person.
• 自らみずからCommon
  adverbCovers 'personally' as 'oneself, with one's own hand', emphasizing that the person acts rather than delegating. It highlights the subject's own initiative, e.g. personally apologizing or personally taking charge.
  大統領だいとうりょう自みずから我々われわれに話はなしかけた。↗

  The President himself addressed us.

Use 直々 for direct, personal involvement in how something is done or conveyed, and 「自ら」 when emphasizing that someone does something with their own hands or in their own person.

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• 直々じきじきin person
• 手ずからてずからin person
• 目の当たりまのあたりbefore one's eyes
• 身をもってみをもってwith one's own body
• 自らみずからoneself
• 親しくしたしくpersonally