ゆう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. freedom; liberty
Kanji used
self
reason
Pitch accent
Top 500
Used in vocabulary (106 in total)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
free time; time at leisure
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
freedom; free man; free woman
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
degree of freedom
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
free person; free spirit
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
unreserved seat; non-reserved seat
free speech; freedom of speech
freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
free people; free men
liberalization; liberalisation; freeing
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
restricted; confined; unfree
Movement for Civic Rights and Freedom (Meiji era); Freedom and People's Rights Movement
latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand
free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious
free agency; free contract; free booking; freelance
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
free-use notebook (unruled paper); general-purpose notebook
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
freeform assignment (esp. one to be completed over the summer break)
freedom to choose one's marriage partner, parental wishes notwithstanding
laissez-faire; non-intervention
medical treatment at one's own expense; treatment not covered by health insurance
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP; Free Democratic Party (Germany); FDP
civil liberties
freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
Liberal League (Japanese political party, 1994-2005)
(early Meiji era) democratic rights ideology
liberal education; education free from restrictions imposed by government, religion, etc.
casual laborer (labourer); day laborer (labourer)
freedom-restricting punishment; imprisonment
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
unrestricted operations
free election; free elections
free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious
give me liberty, or give me death
free translation; liberal translation
actio libera in causa; manufacturing the conditions of one's own defence (e.g. getting drunk in order to commit a crime)
freedom to carry out political activities; freedom of political activity
free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious
free software; libre software; open-source software that can be used, modified, and redistributed without restriction
the Four Freedoms (as defined by Franklin D. Roosevelt: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear)
free yen; 1960 enabling conversion of yen to other currencies
as freely as one pleases; at will; to one's heart's content
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
free price (price determined by market forces)
Examples (83 in total)
I wanted my freedom.
Freedom is happiness.
You're free to go out.