自 力(じりき)

じりき

noun

one's own power; by oneself

1. one's own power; one's own efforts

the ability or effort to accomplish something without help from others

自力(じりき)で解決(かいけつ)した。

I solved it by myself.

自力(じりき)で歩(ある)けるようになった。

I became able to walk on my own.

自力(じりき)で会社(かいしゃ)を立(た)ち上(あ)げた。

I started a company on my own.

自力(じりき)では限界(げんかい)があるから、助(たす)けを求(もと)めた。

There are limits to what I can do alone, so I asked for help.

USAGE:
Used as a noun often followed by で to mean "by oneself" or "through one's own efforts."

BUDDHIST ORIGIN:
In Buddhist terminology, 自力(じりき) refers to achieving enlightenment through one's own efforts, contrasted with 他力(たりき) (reliance on Amida Buddha's power).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

自力(じりき)で - by oneself
自力(じりき)更生(こうせい) - self-rehabilitation
自力(じりき)救済(きゅうさい) - self-help

CONTRAST:

他力(たりき) - help from others; reliance on external power

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