じりつ
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する)
1. independence; self-reliance
Pitch accent
りつ
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
stand-alone
not independent
Examples (6 in total)
Independence? I'm not interested.
I want to be more independent.
John wanted to be completely independent of his family.
You lean on your parents too much. You must be more independent.
As he gets older, your son will grow more independent.
Since you have already also become an adult, you must become independent economically from your parents.