【じまえ】

Frequency rank: 10,006. – 10,026.
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
  1. paying one's own expenses
  2. going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
Forms
  • 【じまえ】Frequency rank: 10,006. – 10,026.
  • じまえ
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. paying one's own expenses
    2. This refers to the act of covering one's own costs, often in the context of expenses incurred during activities such as travel or events.
    He went on the trip at his own expense.
    Many people were wearing their own clothes.
  2. going into business for oneself; working independently
    3. This meaning involves starting one’s own business or working alone rather than as an employee of a company.
    He opened a restaurant on his own.
    I decided to work independently.
  3. person who earns their own living
    4. This refers to individuals who support themselves financially without relying on others, often through self-employment or entrepreneurship.
    She earns her own living.
    Earning a living on one's own is difficult.
Generated collocations (experimental)
own clothesown walletto pay for oneselfown fundsto start a business independentlyto provide oneselfto raise on one's ownown businessown ingredientsto run independently
Example sentences
1 result
1. 。
She got it at her own expense.
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