独どく立りつ自じ尊そん

noun

independence and self-respect

A yojijukugo expressing the ideal of maintaining one's independence while also respecting oneself. Often used in educational or moral contexts.

• 独どく立りつ自じ尊そんの精せい神しんを養やしなうことが教きょう育いくの目もく標ひょうの一ひとつだ。

  Fostering a spirit of independence and self-respect is one of the goals of education.