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自給自足

自給自足

See also: 自给自足

Chinese

self-sufficient
 
to feel complacent over something; to feel smug; to be pleased with oneself; to congratulate oneself; to hug oneself
trad. (自給自足) 自給 自足
simp. (自给自足) 自给 自足

Noun

自給自足

  1. self-sufficiency, autarky

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
きゅう
Grade: 4

Grade: 2
そく
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • On'yomi
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑikjɯᵝːd͡ʑiso̞kɯᵝ]

Noun

自給自足 (hiragana じきゅうじそく, romaji jikyūjisoku)

  1. self-sufficiency

Verb

自給自足する (transitive, hiragana じきゅうじそくする, romaji jikyūjisoku suru)

  1. be self-sufficient
    エネルギーを自給自足 (じきゅうじそく)する住宅 (じたく)
    enerugī o jikyūjisoku suru jitaku
    an energy-independent home

Conjugation