自前

じまえ

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective paying one's own expenses
2. going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

Kanji

• 自 self. Read as ジ.
• 前 front. Read as まえ.

Example sentences

• 自前で買ったのです。
  She got it at her own expense.

Common phrases

• 自前で建設する

Words containing 自前

• 自前主義 (じまえしゅぎ) (principle of) self-sufficiency

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