Frequency rank: 5,600. – 5,603.
- one's own strength; one's own efforts
- self-salvationBuddhism
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- one's own strength; one's own efforts
- self-salvation
This meaning refers to the ability to achieve things through personal effort and determination, emphasizing independence and self-reliance.
This meaning relates to the concept of saving oneself, often in a spiritual or personal growth context that emphasizes individual responsibility for one's own well-being.
Generated collocations (experimental)
じりき自力をつくす尽くすto do one's best by one's own effortsじりき自力でせいこう成功するto succeed by one's own strengthじりきこうせい自力更生self-relianceじりき自力でかいけつ解決するto solve on one's ownじりき自力でたちあがる立ち上がるto get back on one's feet by oneselfじりき自力でしけんをうける試験を受けるto take the exam by oneselfじりき自力をやしなう養うto cultivate one's own strengthじりき自力でまなぶ学ぶto learn on one's ownじりき自力でせいかつ生活するto live independentlyじりき自力でたっせい達成するto achieve on one's own
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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In the past, the boys were taught to fend for themselves while still very young.
A son who could not learn to paddle his own canoe does not deserve to inherit his father's fortune.
We didn't help him, so he did it off his own bat.
Students, by working part time, are able to scrape up tuition fees by themselves.
Bob has to get through this ordeal on his own.