じりき
Jiriki
Also read: じりょく
自力 (Jiriki) is a Japanese noun meaning “one's own strength, one's own efforts, self-salvation”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounone's own strength; one's own efforts
- nounself-salvation
Examples
彼は自力で出世した。
He has made his way in life.
彼は自力で出世することができた。
He could make his way in life.
彼はいわゆる自力で出生した人だ。
He is what is called a self-made man.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).