Word Meaning 自立

じりつ jiritsu

自立 is read as じりつ (jiritsu) and means independence.

Meaning

English

  1. independence
  2. self-reliance

Reading

Kana

じりつ

Romaji

jiritsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 依存 Rank 11038 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

独立自存

どくりつじそん

independence and self-reliance

国立自然科学博物館

こくりつしぜんかがくはくぶつかん

National Museum of Natural Science

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

Example Sentences

10

He is now on his own.

Independence? I'm not interested.

He became financially independent.

He is independent of his parents.

You're old enough to stand on your own feet.

I want to be more independent.

You are now old enough to support yourself.

John wanted to be completely independent of his family.

You lean on your parents too much. You must be more independent.

The terrible two's is a stage that children between ages two and three must pass in order to become independent.