Meaning of 自由 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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自由JLPT 4
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Kana Readingじゆう
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Romajijiyū
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- freedom; liberty; as it pleases you
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Example Sentences
自由, じゆう used in context
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この頃、親たちは子供たちを以前よりもっと大人として扱い、子供には自分で人生上の選択をする自由が今まで以上に与えられている。
Nowadays parents treat their children more as equals than they used to and the child is given more freedom to make his or her own decisions in life.
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この頃、親たちは子供たちを以前よりもっと大人として扱い、子供には自分で人生上の選択をする自由が今まで以上に与えられている。
Nowadays parents treat their children more as equals than they used to and the child is given more freedom to make his or her own decisions in life.
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A man has free choice to begin love, but not to end it.
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Please feel free to have anything in the fridge.
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明後日こづかいの一万円を自由に遣わしてくれるように母にいった。
The day after tomorrow I will urge my mother to leave an allowance of 10000 yen at my disposal.
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Democracy encourages freedom.
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