Kanji 随 follow, though, notwithstanding 的 bull's eye, mark, target Related words 任にん 意い 任意 is a noun/no-adjective meaning 'voluntary, optional, arbitrary', and is more common in everyday and technical contexts. 随意的 is a more formal adjectival noun with a similar meaning but used less frequently.
自じ 発はつ 的てき 自発的 means 'spontaneous, voluntary' with a nuance of arising from one's own initiative, while 随意的 emphasizes the absence of compulsion or obligation.
Etymology Formed from 随意 (voluntary, optional) + 的 (adjectival suffix). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for creating adjectival nouns in modern Japanese.
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