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).
See also: 悠々自適
After retirement, I want to lead a life free from worldly cares in the countryside.
彼は都会の喧騒を離れ、悠々自適の生活を楽しんでいる。
He left the hustle and bustle of the city and is enjoying a life of leisure and contentment.
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'.
Standard kanji spelling using 悠々.
Variant with 悠悠, less common but still seen.
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.