Refers to relying on one's own efforts without depending on others. Often used in contexts like self-help efforts, self-reliance in recovery, or personal responsibility.
自助努力で事業を立ち上げた。
He started his business through self-help efforts.
Even in a difficult situation, he never forgot the spirit of self-reliance.
Self-reliance is fundamental during disasters.
The government is promoting policies that encourage residents to help themselves.
The foundation of disaster preparedness lies in the balance of self-help, mutual aid, and public assistance.
自力 stresses accomplishing something through one's own strength or ability in a specific situation, whereas 自助 is the broader principle of self-reliance as a life or policy stance.
依存 means depending on someone or something else, the opposite of 自助's stance of relying on one's own efforts.
共助 means mutual aid among neighbors or a community, often set against 自助 (helping yourself) in disaster-preparedness discussions.
自助 means helping oneself through one's own effort, the opposite of 互助's reliance on mutual help from others.
自序 (also read じじょ) is a preface an author writes for their own book, unrelated in meaning to 自助's sense of self-reliance.
self-help device; adaptive equipment; assistive device
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
Compound of 自 (self) and 助 (help). The term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese word meaning 'self-help'.