悠々自適

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
悠 悠 自 適
ゆう
Grade: S 		ゆう
Grade: S 		じ
Grade: 2 		てき
Grade: 5
on'yomi goon kan'on
Alternative spellings
悠悠自適
優遊自適

Etymology

Yojijukugo (四字熟語), from 悠々 (yūyū, “calm; leisurely”) +‎ 自適 (jiteki, “as one pleases”)

Pronunciation

Noun

悠(ゆう)々(ゆう)自(じ)適(てき) • (yūyū jiteki) ←いういうじてき (iuiuziteki)?

  1. (attributive with の (no)) the quality of being able to live in a carefree way
    • 2006 July 9, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “第(だい)二(に)幕(まく)　「流(る)浪(ろう)人(に)・街(まち)へ行(い)く」 [Act 2: “Rurōni Coming to Town”]”, in るろうに剣(けん)心(しん)　—明(めい)治(じ)剣(けん)客(かく)浪(ろ)漫(まん)譚(たん)— [Rurōni Kenshin: Ballad of a Meiji Swordsroamer], kanzenban edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 59:
      緋(ひ)村(むら)剣(けん)心(しん)は悠(ゆう)々(ゆう)自(じ)適(てき)に旅(たび)をする放(ほう)浪(ろう)の剣(けん)客(かく)〝流(る)浪(ろう)人(に)〟只(ただ)今(いま)　当(とう)道(どう)場(じょう)に滞(たい)在(ざい)中(ちゅう)
      Himura Kenshin wa yūyū jiteki ni tabi o suru hōrō no kenkaku〝rurōni〟Tadaima tōdōjō ni taizaichū
      Himura Kenshin is a “Rurōni”, or a wandering swordsroamer, who was on his aimless journey. He’s currently staying in my dojo.

Verb

悠(ゆう)々(ゆう)自(じ)適(てき)する • (yūyū jiteki suru) ←いういうじてき (iuiuziteki)?suru (stem 悠(ゆう)々(ゆう)自(じ)適(てき)し (yūyū jiteki shi), past 悠(ゆう)々(ゆう)自(じ)適(てき)した (yūyū jiteki shita))

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Conjugation

Conjugation of "悠々自適する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 悠々自適し ゆうゆうじてきし yūyū jiteki shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 悠々自適し ゆうゆうじてきし yūyū jiteki shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 悠々自適する ゆうゆうじてきする yūyū jiteki suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 悠々自適する ゆうゆうじてきする yūyū jiteki suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 悠々自適すれ ゆうゆうじてきすれ yūyū jiteki sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 悠々自適せよ¹
悠々自適しろ² 		ゆうゆうじてきせよ¹
ゆうゆうじてきしろ² 		yūyū jiteki seyo¹
yūyū jiteki shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 悠々自適される ゆうゆうじてきされる yūyū jiteki sareru
Causative 悠々自適させる
悠々自適さす 		ゆうゆうじてきさせる
ゆうゆうじてきさす 		yūyū jiteki saseru
yūyū jiteki sasu
Potential 悠々自適できる ゆうゆうじてきできる yūyū jiteki dekiru
Volitional 悠々自適しよう ゆうゆうじてきしよう yūyū jiteki shiyō
Negative 悠々自適しない ゆうゆうじてきしない yūyū jiteki shinai
Negative continuative 悠々自適せず ゆうゆうじてきせず yūyū jiteki sezu
Formal 悠々自適します ゆうゆうじてきします yūyū jiteki shimasu
Perfective 悠々自適した ゆうゆうじてきした yūyū jiteki shita
Conjunctive 悠々自適して ゆうゆうじてきして yūyū jiteki shite
Hypothetical conditional 悠々自適すれば ゆうゆうじてきすれば yūyū jiteki sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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