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Mutual Welfare and Benefit
Jita-Kyoei
自他共栄 can be translated in a few different ways. Here are some possibilities:
Benefit mutually and prosper together.
Mutual welfare and benefit.
A learning concept of mutual benefit and welfare (that applies to all fields of society).
Mutual prosperity.
The first two characters are easy to explain. They are “self” and “others.” Together, these two characters create a word that means “mutual” (literally “me and them”).
The third character can have different meanings depending on context. Here, it means “in common” or “to share.”
The fourth character suggests the idea of “prosperity,” “flourishing,” or becoming “glorious.”
It should be noted that these Kanji are used almost exclusively in the context of Judo martial arts. 自他共榮 is not a common or recognized Japanese proverb outside of Judo.
You may see this romanized as Jita-Kyoei or Jitakyoei.
In modern Japanese Kanji, the last character looks like 
instead of 
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Seiryoku Zenyo
精力善用 means “maximum efficiency” and is often associated with Judo.
It is often matched with “Jita Kyoei” (mutual benefit) to complete the philosophy of Kodokan Judo.
精力 = sei ryoku = energy, vigor, and/or vitality.
善用 = zen yo = to be good at using (something), or to put (something) to good use.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your jita search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
シダ see styles |
jita ジタ |
(kana only) fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery; (personal name) Sita |
地板 see styles |
dì bǎn di4 ban3 ti pan jiita / jita じいた |
floor (See 板敷き・いたじき) wooden floor |
自他 see styles |
zì tā zi4 ta1 tzu t`a tzu ta jita じた |
(1) (See 自他共) oneself and others; (2) {phil} subject and object; (3) {ling} (See 自動詞,他動詞) transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; (4) (rare) {ling} (See 自称・3,他称) first person and third person; (5) {Buddh} (See 自力・2,他力・2) self-salvation and salvation by faith self and other |
利自他 see styles |
lì zì tā li4 zi4 ta1 li tzu t`a li tzu ta ri jita |
the improvement of self and others |
自他身 see styles |
zì tā shēn zi4 ta1 shen1 tzu t`a shen tzu ta shen jita shin |
one's body and others' bodies |
シーダー see styles |
jiitaa / jita ジーター |
(personal name) Jeter |
自他共離 自他共离 see styles |
zì tā gòng lí zi4 ta1 gong4 li2 tzu t`a kung li tzu ta kung li jita gūri |
self, others, together, or separately |
自他平等 see styles |
zì tā píng děng zi4 ta1 ping2 deng3 tzu t`a p`ing teng tzu ta ping teng jita byōdō |
equality of self and other in their original nature |
自他相續 自他相续 see styles |
zì tā xiāng xù zi4 ta1 xiang1 xu4 tzu t`a hsiang hsü tzu ta hsiang hsü jita sōzoku |
continuous existence of self and other |
隨自他意語 随自他意语 see styles |
suí zì tā yì yǔ sui2 zi4 ta1 yi4 yu3 sui tzu t`a i yü sui tzu ta i yü zui jita igo |
teaching according to one's own intention, while also paying heed to the attitude of the audience |
自他相續煩惱 自他相续烦恼 see styles |
zì tā xiāng xù fán nǎo zi4 ta1 xiang1 xu4 fan2 nao3 tzu t`a hsiang hsü fan nao tzu ta hsiang hsü fan nao jita sōzoku bonnō |
continuous afflictions of self and other |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) |
| Mutual Welfare and Benefit | 自他共榮 自他共荣 / 自他共栄 | ji ta kyou ei jitakyouei ji ta kyo ei |
| Seiryoku Zenyo | 精力善用 | sei ryoku zen yo seiryokuzenyo |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||
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