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独立不羈 (どくりつふき, dokuritsufuki) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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で
、
誰だれ
に
も
頼たよ
ら
ず
に
事じ
業ぎょう
を
成せい
功こう
さ
せ
た
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With an independent and unfettered spirit, he succeeded in his business without relying on anyone.
It is not easy to live a life of independence and self-determination.
Kanji 独 single, alone, spontaneously Related words 独どく 立りつ 独どっ 歩ぽ Similar meaning of independence, but 独立独歩 emphasizes walking one's own path, while 独立不羈 stresses being unrestrained by others.
自じ 由ゆう 奔ほん 放ぽう 自由奔放 implies free and uninhibited behavior, often with a nuance of doing as one pleases, whereas 独立不羈 focuses on independence from external control.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 独立 (independence) and 不羈 (unrestrained, unfettered). 不羈 is a literary term meaning not bound by conventions or restrictions.
