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じごうじとく
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Expression
Noun
Four character compound
1. paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
それは
自
じ
業
ごう
自
じ
得
とく
でしょ？
That's their own fault, isn't it?
Alt. forms
自
じ
業
ごう
自
じ
得
とく
99%
じごうじとく
Pitch accent
じ
ごうじとく
じ
ごうじ
とく
じ
ごうじとく
Used in: 8
Composed of
じ
self-; from (a time or place)
ごう
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
じとく
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
Examples (3 in total)
それは
じごうじとく
でしょ？
That's their own fault, isn't it?
言
い
ってしまえば、
じごうじとく
だ。
To put it bluntly, it is the result of one's own actions.
でもこれも、
じごうじとく
というものなのかもしれませんわ。
But this too may be a case of reaping what one has sown.