freedom; liberty; independence
Literary and somewhat old-fashioned term for being free from restraint or convention. Often used in set phrases like 不羈奔放 or 不羈独立.
His way of life is truly free and unrestrained.
I value the spirit of independence and freedom.
Literary kanji form; the character 羈 is not in the Jōyō kanji list. The variant 不羇 is also attested.
Variant spelling using 羇 instead of 羈. Both are rare and literary.
From Chinese 不羈 (bùjī), meaning 'unrestrained' or 'unbridled'. The Japanese reading ふき is the on'yomi. The exact historical path into Japanese is uncertain, but it is used in literary and formal writing.