Word Meaning 自発

じはつ jihatsu

自発 is read as じはつ (jihatsu) and means spontaneity.

Meaning

English

  1. spontaneity
  2. spontaneous passive

Reading

Kana

じはつ

Romaji

jihatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 13843 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

自発的

じはつてき

spontaneous

自発的失業

じはつてきしつぎょう

voluntary unemployment

独自開発

どくじかいはつ

independently developed

国土開発幹線自動車道

こくどかいはつかんせんじどうしゃどう

national development arterial expressway

自転車

じてんしゃ

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

Example Sentences

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He voluntarily helped his mum clean.

We had a lot of spontaneous offers from them.

The opera singer held a charity concert of his own accord.

It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the Earth.