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    3. 自力

    自力

    自じ力りき

    one's own strength

    KMT5News #10+1Religion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab8 strokes

    じりきじりょく

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    one's own strength, one's own efforts

    Noun

    2.
    self-salvation
    Buddhism

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは自じ力りきで問もん題だいを解かい決けつした。

    He solved the problem by himself.

    KMT4Core ConceptsDaily Life
    自じ力りきで目もく標ひょうを達たっ成せいすることは、大おおきな自じ信しんに繋つながる。

    Achieving goals through one's own efforts leads to great confidence.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれは自じ力りきで日に本ほん語ごを学まなび、流りゅう暢ちょうに話はなせるようになった。

    He learned Japanese by himself and became fluent.

    KMT5EducationDaily Life
    どんな困こん難なんな状じょう況きょうでも、自じ力りきで道みちを切きり開ひらく精せい神しんが重じゅう要ようだ。

    In any difficult situation, the spirit of forging one's own path through one's own efforts is important.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    仏ぶっ教きょうには、自じ力りきと他た力りきの教おしえがある。

    In Buddhism, there are teachings of self-power and other-power.

    KMT6Religion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    力
    ちから…(5)
    power・strength・strong・strain・bear up…(1)
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