1.
self-satisfaction; self-gratification
Doing something primarily for one's own satisfaction rather than for any practical benefit to others. Colloquial abbreviation of 自己満足.
それって自己満じゃない？
Isn't that just self-satisfaction?
自己満でもいいから続けたい。
Even if it's just for my own satisfaction, I want to keep doing it.
人に見せるためじゃなくて、完全に自己満で絵を描いている。
I'm not drawing to show anyone — it's entirely for my own satisfaction.
Abbreviated form of 自己満足. Very common in casual conversation and on social media.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 自己満で終わる (to end up being just self-satisfaction)
- 自己満に過ぎない (to be nothing more than self-satisfaction)
- 完全に自己満 (completely self-indulgent)
USAGE NOTE:
Often used with a slightly self-deprecating or critical tone, implying that the effort or result benefits no one but the person doing it. Can also be used positively when someone acknowledges they enjoy something regardless of external validation.