jmdict 1318910 Active (id#1951847)
自力 [news1,nf10]
【 じりき [news1,nf10] ； じりょく 】
  1. [n,adj-no]
    • one's own strength
    • one's own efforts
  2. [n] {Buddhism}
    • self-salvation
    Cross references:
    • ⇐ see: 1318230 自他【じた】 5. self-salvation and salvation by faith
History:
    • A 2017-05-22 23:20:09 Jim Breen
    • A* 2017-05-22 15:04:57 Robin Scott
    • Comments
      --> noun glosses
"self-made" only applies to specific cases like "自力でたたき上男"; I think it's best left out.
Added sense.
    • Refs
      gg5, daijr/s
    • Diff
      @@ -20,2 +20,7 @@
-<gloss>by oneself</gloss>
-<gloss>self-made</gloss>
+<gloss>one's own strength</gloss>
+<gloss>one's own efforts</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<field>&Buddh;</field>
+<gloss>self-salvation</gloss>
    • A 2017-02-19 06:10:53 Jim Breen
    • A* 2017-02-18 17:24:58 Robin Scott
    • Comments
      Alternative reading
    • Refs
      daijr, daijs
    • Diff
      @@ -13,0 +14,3 @@
+<r_ele>
+<reb>じりょく</reb>
+</r_ele>
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