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Freedom / Liberty
自由 is a common word to express the idea of freedom in both Chinese and Japanese.
This word is the essence of “being free” but also acts as the suffix to create words like freestyle swimming, free trade, civil liberties, free will, freedom fighter, religious freedom, and liberal.
Free Spirit
The first two characters mean freedom or liberty.
The second two characters mean spirit, heart, mind, or soul.
Together, 自由精神 is a title that is very similar to the English term “free spirit.”
Free Will
自由意志 is a concept that has existed for thousands of years that humans can understand right and wrong, then make a decision one way or the other (thus affecting their fate).
Sources such as Confucius, Buddhist scriptures, the Qur'an, and the Bible all address this idea.
As for the characters shown here, the first two mean free, freedom, or liberty. The last two mean “will.”
Can be romanized from Japanese as jiyū-ishi, jiyuu-ishi, and sometimes jiyuu-ishii.
It's 자유의지 or jayuu-yiji in Korean and zìyóu yìzhì in Chinese.
Freedom Fighter
自由戦士 is “freedom fighter” in Japanese Kanji.
Inner Freedom
內心自由 means Inner Freedom in Chinese.
The first word, 内心, means innermost being, the mind within, or the heart within.
The second word, 自由, means freedom, free, or liberty.
There is more than one way to say inner freedom in Chinese. This version is the most common.
Inner Freedom
內在自由 means Inner Freedom in Chinese.
The first word, 内在 means inner, internal, intrinsic, or innate.
The second word, 自由, means freedom, free, or liberty.
Sexual Freedom
性の自由 is how to write “sexual freedom” in Japanese.
Free Spirit
自由な精神 is very similar to the English term “free spirit.”
The first two characters mean freedom or liberty.
The middle character is a connecting Hiragana which is needed for Japanese grammar.
The last two characters mean spirit, heart, mind, or soul.
Live Free or Die
Give me liberty or give me death
不自由毋寧死 means “Give me liberty or give me death” in Chinese.
This is also the best way to say, “Live free or die.”
The characters break down this way:
不 = Not; none; without.
自由 = Freedom; liberty; freewill; self-determination.
毋寧 = Rather; would rather; rather be.
死 = Dead; death.
This will go nicely next to your “Don't tread on me” flag. This phrase is known well enough in China that it's listed in a few dictionaries. Though I doubt you will find too many Chinese citizens willing to yell this on the steps of the capital in Beijing.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
自由 see styles |
zì yóu zi4 you2 tzu yu jiyuu / jiyu じゆう |
More info & calligraphy: Freedom / Liberty(noun or adjectival noun) freedom; liberty; (male given name) Yoriyoshi self-established |
性の自由 see styles |
seinojiyuu / senojiyu せいのじゆう |
More info & calligraphy: Sexual Freedom |
自由意志 see styles |
zì yóu yì zhì zi4 you2 yi4 zhi4 tzu yu i chih jiyuuishi / jiyuishi じゆういし |
More info & calligraphy: Free Willfree will |
自由戦士 see styles |
jiyuusenshi / jiyusenshi じゆうせんし |
More info & calligraphy: Freedom Fighter |
不自由 see styles |
fujiyuu / fujiyu ふじゆう |
(n,adj-na,vs) (1) discomfort; inconvenience; (n,adj-na,vs) (2) poverty; want; destitution; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) inability; disability; impairment (physical, mental, etc.); nonfluency (in a language) |
自由に see styles |
jiyuuni / jiyuni じゆうに |
(adverb) (See 自由) freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes |
自由乃 see styles |
juno じゅの |
(female given name) Juno |
自由人 see styles |
jiyuujin / jiyujin じゆうじん |
free person; free spirit; (personal name) Jiyūto |
自由党 see styles |
jiyuutou / jiyuto じゆうとう |
Liberal Party |
自由円 see styles |
jiyuuen / jiyuen じゆうえん |
(hist) free yen; 1960 enabling conversion of yen to other currencies |
自由刑 see styles |
zì yóu xíng zi4 you2 xing2 tzu yu hsing jiyuukei / jiyuke じゆうけい |
(law) deprivation of freedom {law} freedom-restricting punishment; imprisonment |
自由化 see styles |
zì yóu huà zi4 you2 hua4 tzu yu hua jiyuuka / jiyuka じゆうか |
liberalization; freeing (from something) (noun, transitive verb) liberalization; liberalisation; freeing |
自由国 see styles |
jiyuukoku / jiyukoku じゆうこく |
free state |
自由型 see styles |
jiyuugata / jiyugata じゆうがた |
freestyle (e.g. swimming event) |
自由城 see styles |
zì yóu chéng zi4 you2 cheng2 tzu yu ch`eng tzu yu cheng |
Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone (Tw) |
自由基 see styles |
zì yóu jī zi4 you2 ji1 tzu yu chi |
free radical |
自由子 see styles |
yoriko よりこ |
(female given name) Yoriko |
自由市 see styles |
zì yóu shì zi4 you2 shi4 tzu yu shih |
Libreville, capital of Gabon (Tw) |
自由希 see styles |
miyuki みゆき |
(female given name) Miyuki |
自由席 see styles |
jiyuuseki / jiyuseki じゆうせき |
(See 指定席) unreserved seat; non-reserved seat |
自由帳 see styles |
jiyuuchou / jiyucho じゆうちょう |
free-use notebook (unruled paper); general-purpose notebook |
自由平 see styles |
jiyuubei / jiyube じゆうべい |
(given name) Jiyūbei |
自由度 see styles |
zì yóu dù zi4 you2 du4 tzu yu tu jiyuudo / jiyudo じゆうど |
(number of) degrees of freedom (physics and statistics) degree of freedom |
自由式 see styles |
zì yóu shì zi4 you2 shi4 tzu yu shih |
freestyle (in sports) |
自由形 see styles |
jiyuugata / jiyugata じゆうがた |
freestyle (e.g. swimming event) |
自由梨 see styles |
jiyuri じゆり |
(female given name) Jiyuri |
自由業 see styles |
jiyuugyou / jiyugyo じゆうぎょう |
(See フリーランサー) self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession |
自由権 see styles |
jiyuuken / jiyuken じゆうけん |
civil liberties |
自由民 see styles |
jiyuumin / jiyumin じゆうみん |
free people; free men |
自由泳 see styles |
zì yóu yǒng zi4 you2 yong3 tzu yu yung |
freestyle swimming |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Freedom Liberty | 自由 | jiyuu / jiyu | zì yóu / zi4 you2 / zi you / ziyou | tzu yu / tzuyu |
| Free Spirit | 自由精神 | zì yóu jīng shén zi4 you2 jing1 shen2 zi you jing shen ziyoujingshen | tzu yu ching shen tzuyuchingshen |
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| Free Will | 自由意志 | jiyuu ishi / jiyuuishi / jiyu ishi | zì yóu yì zhì zi4 you2 yi4 zhi4 zi you yi zhi ziyouyizhi | tzu yu i chih tzuyuichih |
| Freedom Fighter | 自由戦士 | ji yuu sen shi jiyuusenshi ji yu sen shi | ||
| Inner Freedom | 內心自由 内心自由 | nèi xīn zì yóu nei4 xin1 zi4 you2 nei xin zi you neixinziyou | nei hsin tzu yu neihsintzuyu |
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| Inner Freedom | 內在自由 内在自由 | nèi zài zì yóu nei4 zai4 zi4 you2 nei zai zi you neizaiziyou | nei tsai tzu yu neitsaitzuyu |
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| Sexual Freedom | 性の自由 | sei no ji yuu seinojiyuu sei no ji yu | ||
| Free Spirit | 自由な精神 | ji yuu na sei shin jiyuunaseishin ji yu na sei shin | ||
| Live Free or Die | 不自由毋寧死 不自由毋宁死 | bú zì yóu wú nìng sǐ bu2 zi4 you2 wu2 ning4 si3 bu zi you wu ning si buziyouwuningsi | pu tzu yu wu ning ssu putzuyuwuningssu |
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| 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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