悠ゆう々ゆう自じ適てきの生せい活かつ

Meanings

life free from worldly cares; life of leisure and contentment

Describes a relaxed, untroubled lifestyle, often associated with retirement or a deliberate choice to live simply and peacefully. The phrase is a fixed expression combining 悠々自適 (carefree and self-sufficient) with 生活 (life).

Kanji

悠permanence, distant, long time
自oneself
適suitable, occasional, rare
生life, genuine, birth
活lively, resuscitation, being helped

Related words

悠ゆう々ゆう自じ適てき
悠々自適 is the core adjective-like phrase meaning 'carefree and self-sufficient'; 悠々自適の生活 is the full noun phrase meaning 'a life of 悠々自適'.

Built from

悠ゆう々ゆう自じ適てき+生せい活かつ

Written forms

悠ゆう々ゆう自じ適てきの生せい活かつ
Standard kanji spelling using 悠々.
悠ゆう悠ゆう自じ適てきの生せい活かつ
Variant with 悠悠, less common but still seen.

Etymology

A set phrase combining 悠々自適 (carefree and self-sufficient) with 生活 (life). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a conventional expression for a peaceful, untroubled lifestyle.