自業自得 | Japanese meaning

【じごうじとく】

expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sowyojijukugo

Generated definitions (experimental)

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

This phrase is used to indicate that a person is experiencing the negative outcomes of their own actions, often implying that the consequences are deserved because of their previous behavior.

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He is always late, so he got fired from his job as a consequence of his own actions.

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As a result of continuing the fraud, he suffered a significant loss, paying for his own mistakes.

Generated collocations (experimental)

the punishment of paying for one's own mistakesthe result of reaping what you sowto acknowledge one's own faultsthe lesson learned from one's own actionsan example of getting one's just desertsI think it's paying for one's own mistakesa situation of suffering the consequences of one's own actionsto experience the consequences of one's own actionscan be said to be one's just desertsthe mindset of accepting one's own consequences

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

きごう:、、べきべき．.、、．.

しまふしまふうの宇野、、、、．.きごう（さかぐち坂口あんご安吾きごう『きごう』きごう）

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Example sentences

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1. 、、。。

It will serve you right if she never speaks to you again.

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2. 、、。。。。

You're always lying- that's why people don't take you seriously. You get what you deserve.

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You asked for it.

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【じごうじとく】

expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sowyojijukugo

Generated definitions (experimental)

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

This phrase is used to indicate that a person is experiencing the negative outcomes of their own actions, often implying that the consequences are deserved because of their previous behavior.