自給自足(じきゅうじそく)

じきゅうじそく
noun
self-sufficiency
1. self-sufficiency, self-support
Providing for one's own needs without relying on outside help, especially in terms of food production and economic independence.
自給自足(じきゅうじそく)の生活(せいかつ)をしている。
I live a self-sufficient life.
田舎(いなか)に移(うつ)って自給自足(じきゅうじそく)を目指(めざ)している。
I moved to the countryside and am aiming for self-sufficiency.
日本(にほん)の食料(しょくりょう)自給自足(じきゅうじそく)率(りつ)は先進国(せんしんこく)の中(なか)でも低(ひく)い。
Japan's food self-sufficiency rate is low even among developed countries.

自給自足(じきゅうじそく) is a four-character compound: 自(じ) (self) + 給(きゅう) (supply) + 自(じ) (self) + 足(そく) (suffice).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 自給自足(じきゅうじそく)の生活(せいかつ): self-sufficient lifestyle
  • 自給自足(じきゅうじそく)率(りつ): self-sufficiency rate
  • 食料(しょくりょう)自給自足(じきゅうじそく): food self-sufficiency
  • 自給自足(じきゅうじそく)を目指(めざ)す: to aim for self-sufficiency

USAGE: Frequently appears in discussions about food security (食料(しょくりょう)安全保障(あんぜんほしょう)), sustainable living, and the trend of urban residents moving to rural areas to grow their own food.

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