自由

じゆう

freedom, free

Mnemonic

Whatever comes next comes out of you and nowhere else, and nobody hands you a form about it. Gee じ, you ゆう: go or stay, and no one asks which: じゆう.

Worth knowing

Free as in unconstrained. 暇ひま is free time and ただ is free of charge.

Built from

自

self

A nose. Japanese speakers point at their own nose to mean "me".

由

reason, origin

A field with one stroke pushing up out of the top. Where a thing comes out of.

Words sharing these kanji

自分 self, oneself 自身 self 自ら oneself 自然 nature 自信 self-confidence 自覚 awareness 理由 reason, cause

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