JLPT N4 · な-adjective

自由 (jiyuu)

自由 (じゆう, jiyuu) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “freedom; liberty”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じゆう
Romaji: jiyuu
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

freedom; liberty · noun, な-adjective

Example sentences

お金を使うも貯めるも自由にしなさい。

You may spend or save at will.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 自由

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	自由だ	じゆうだ jiyuuda
Present (polite)	自由です	じゆうです jiyuudesu
Negative	自由じゃない	じゆうじゃない jiyuujanai
Past	自由だった	じゆうだった jiyuudatta
Negative past	自由じゃなかった	じゆうじゃなかった jiyuujanakatta
Te-form	自由で	じゆうで jiyuude
Before a noun	自由な	じゆうな jiyuuna
Adverb (~ni)	自由に	じゆうに jiyuuni

Kanji in 自由

自

oneselfジ・シ・みずか.ら・おの.ずから · 6 strokes

由

wherefore, a reasonユ・ユウ・よし・よ.る · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 自由.

自分じぶんmyself自転車じてんしゃbicycle自動車じどうしゃcar自殺じさつsuicide自身じしん(one's) self自然しぜんnature自動じどうautomatic自慢じまんpride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.)自己じこself不自由ふじゆうdiscomfort各自かくじeach (person)自衛じえいself-defense自習じしゅうself-study自宅じたくone's home

Source: JMdict entry 1318720 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.