Vocabulary

What does 自立 (じりつ, jiritsu) mean?

自立 (じりつ, jiritsu) means self-reliance, independence.

Quick facts
Readingじりつ
Romajijiritsu
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
じりつ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjiritsu

self-reliance, independence

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive independence; self-reliance

Example sentences

  • My son has become financially independent.

  • I want to work hard to become independent soon.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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