自業自得

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
ごう
Grade: 3

Grade: 2
とく
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

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Originally a Buddhism phrase.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(ごう)()(とく) (jigōjitoku

  1. (idiomatic) make one's bed and lie in it, reap what one sows

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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自業自得 (ja'eopjadeuk) (hangeul 자업자득)

  1. Hanja form? of 자업자득 (make one's bed and lie in it, reap what one sows).