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    3. 自助

    自助

    自じ助じょ

    self-help

    KMT6News #12+1NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab13 strokes

    じじょ

    Noun

    1.
    self-help, self-reliance

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    自じ助じょの精せい神しんが大たい切せつです。

    The spirit of self-help is important.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    災さい害がい時じには自じ助じょ努ど力りょくが求もとめられる。

    Self-help efforts are required during disasters.

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    困こん難なんな状じょう況きょうでも、自じ助じょの心こころを持もつことが重じゅう要ようだ。

    Even in difficult situations, it is important to have a spirit of self-reliance.

    KMT6Emotions & Psychology
    自じ助じょグループに参さん加かして、同おなじ悩なやみを持もつ人ひと々びと支とささえ合あった。

    I joined a self-help group and supported people with similar problems.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれは自じ助じょの原げん則そくに基もとづき、自じ分ぶんの問もん題だいを解かい決けつした。

    He solved his own problems based on the principle of self-reliance.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    助
    たす.ける・たす.かる・す.ける・すけ…(1)
    help・rescue・assist
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