悠々自適

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

• (Tokyo) ゆうゆうじてき (Heiban – )
• (Tokyo) ゆうゆうじてき (Nakadaka – )
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• (Tokyo) ゆうゆう (Nakadaka – )
• (Tokyo) ゆうゆう (Heiban – )
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• (Tokyo) じてき (Heiban – )
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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」 ”, 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)— , 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.

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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