Word Meaning 自前

じまえ jimae

自前 is read as じまえ (jimae) and means paying one's own expenses.

Meaning

English

  1. paying one's own expenses
  2. going into business for oneself
  3. working independently
  4. person who earns their own living

Reading

Kana

じまえ

Romaji

jimae

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 11963 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

自前主義

じまえしゅぎ

(principle of) self-sufficiency

自転車

じでんしゃ

bicycle

自分

じぶん

you

自ら

みずから

oneself

自主

じしゅ

independence

自動

じどう

automatic

自国

じこく

one's own country

自動車

じどうしゃ

car

自力

じりき

self-salvation

自白

じはく

confession

自明

じめい

self-evident

自問

じもん

asking oneself