Word Meaning 自力

じりき jiriki

自力 is read as じりき (jiriki) and means self-salvation.

Meaning

English

  1. self-salvation
  2. one's own strength
  3. one's own efforts

Reading

Kana

じりき

Romaji

jiriki

Writing Variants

  • 自力 じりょく jiryoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 他力 Rank 3046 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

自力救済

じりききゅうさい

self-help

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

自白

じはく

confession

自明

じめい

self-evident

自問

じもん

asking oneself

自習

じしゅう

studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent

Example Sentences

6

He can't feed himself.

Can you wiggle your ears?

I can't solve the problem on my own.

Tom wants to do that on his own.

Bob has to get through this ordeal on his own.

Students, by working part time, are able to scrape up tuition fees by themselves.