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自発的 (じはつてき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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He spontaneously started cleaning.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 自じ 発はつ 的てき に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 for someone to do something voluntarily/of their own accord
He voluntarily offered to help.
自じ 発はつ 的てき な 〈 事こと 〉 a voluntary/spontaneous act, participation, etc.
We welcome voluntary participation.
Kanji 発 departure, discharge, publish 的 bull's eye, mark, target Opposites 自発的 describes doing something of one's own free will, whereas 強制的 describes being forced or compelled to do it.
自発的 describes a proactive, self-initiated attitude, while 受動的 describes a passive attitude of simply reacting to others.
Etymology Compound of 自発 (self-starting, spontaneous) + 的 (-like, -ive). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for forming adjectival nouns from Sino-Japanese compounds.
