自作自演

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Kana: じさくじえん

Romaji: jisakujien

Definitions

noun

vs

1

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written

Note: yojijukugo

2

doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution)

3

put-up job; charade

4

sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

Kanji

自

Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと

Meaning: oneself

作

Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り

Meanings: make, production, prepare, build

演

Reading: エン

Meanings: performance, act, play, render, stage