Vocabulary

自立

independence; self-reliance

noun suru-verb vi adj-no
N1 freq #6

Example sentences

He is now on his own.

The first thing you must learn is to stand on your own ideas.

I want to be independent of my parents when I enter college.

You lean on your parents too much. You must be more independent.

As he gets older, your son will grow more independent.

John wanted to be completely independent of his family.

She is economically independent of her parents.

She said that her job gave her a sense of independence.