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自主的 (jishuteki) Japanese meaning: independent | Kotomora
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しゅ
的てき
に
残ざん
業ぎょう
を
申もう
し
出で
た
。
He voluntarily offered to work overtime.
Please act on your own independent judgment.
Usage patterns 自じ 主しゅ 的てき に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something voluntarily/on one's own initiative
He started cleaning on his own initiative.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 自じ 主しゅ 的てき な 〈 事こと 〉 someone's voluntary/self-initiated (action, decision, etc.)
The students' voluntary efforts were praised.
Kanji 的 bull's eye, mark, target Related words 自発的 emphasizes spontaneous, inner motivation, while 自主的 stresses acting independently and without outside control.
主体的 focuses on taking the lead as the main agent in a situation, whereas 自主的 highlights freedom from external influence.
自主的 describes acting on one's own initiative as an adjective ('自主的な行動'), while 自ら is an adverb/noun used directly before a verb ('自ら行動する').
自主的 describes acting on one's own initiative or judgment, while インディペンデント emphasizes not being affiliated with or controlled by a larger group.
Etymology Compound of 自主 (independence, autonomy) + 的 (-like, -ive). The base 自主 is a Sino-Japanese word from 自 (self) and 主 (master, main).
