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自主独往 (じしゅどくおう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自じ主しゅ独どく往おう

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Meanings

1

independent way of life; self-reliant living

Describes a lifestyle or attitude of acting on one's own judgment without relying on others. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

彼かれは都と会かいを離はなれ、自じ主しゅ独どく往おうの生せい活かつを始

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He left the city and began an independent way of life.

Kanji

自oneself
主lord, chief, master
独single, alone, spontaneously
往journey, travel, chase away

Related words

独どく立りつ独どっ歩ぽ
独立独歩 also means independence and self-reliance, but emphasizes walking one's own path without following others, while 自主独往 focuses more on self-directed living.
自じ主しゅ独どく立りつ
自主独立 is a more common term for independence and self-reliance, often used in political or organizational contexts, whereas 自主独往 is rarer and more literary.

Built from

自じ主しゅ+独どく往おう

Etymology

A four-character compound (yojijukugo) combining 自主 (self-reliance) and 独往 (going alone). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in literary or philosophical writing.