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    3. 自活

    自活

    自じ活かつ

    self-support

    KMT10News #43+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab15 strokes

    じかつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    self-support

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    彼かれは大だい学がくを卒そつ業ぎょうして自じ活かつを始はじめた。

    He started to support himself after graduating from university.

    KMT8Daily LifeEducation
    都と会かいで自じ活かつするのは大たい変へんだ。

    It's tough to support oneself in the city.

    KMT10Daily Life
    親おや元もとを離はなれて自じ活かつすることで、彼かれは大おおきく成せい長ちょうした。

    By leaving home and supporting himself, he grew a lot.

    KMT10Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    多おおくの若わか者ものが、経けい済ざい的てきな理り由ゆうから自じ活かつを始はじめるのが遅おくれている。

    Many young people are delayed in starting to support themselves due to economic reasons.

    KMT10Daily LifeWork & Career
    自じ活かつするためには、計けい画かく的てきな貯ちょ蓄ちくと支し出しゅつ管かん理りが不ふ可か欠けつだ。

    To support oneself, planned savings and expense management are essential.

    KMT10Daily LifeBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    活
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける…(1)
    lively・resuscitation・being helped・living
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