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自じ業ごう自じ得とく
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
That's their own fault, isn't it?
Kanji used
自
self
業
business
得
gain
Pitch accent
じ
ごうじとく
じ
ごうじ
とく
じ
ごうじとく
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Used in: 2240
Composed of
self-; from (a time or place)
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
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)
That's their own fault, isn't it?
To put it bluntly, it is the result of one's own actions.
But this too may be a case of reaping what one has sown.