自業自得 (じごうじとく)paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions)
- paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions)expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Kanji in 自業自得
- 自OneselfRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N4
- 業Business; Vocation; ArtsRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N4
- 得Gain; Get; FindRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
Words that share its kanji
- 自らみずからoneself
- 自分じぶんmyself; yourself
- 自動車じどうしゃcar; automobile
- 自宅じたくone's home; one's house
- 自民じみんLiberal Democratic Party; LDP
- 自民党じみんとうLiberal Democratic Party; LDP
- 自然しぜんnature
- 自由じゆうfreedom; liberty
- 事業じぎょうproject; enterprise
- 企業きぎょうenterprise; business
- 作業さぎょうwork; operation
- 業ぎょうwork; business
- 業界ぎょうかいbusiness world; business circles
- 業者ぎょうしゃtrader; dealer
- 産業さんぎょうindustry
- 農業のうぎょうagriculture
- 所得しょとくincome; earnings
- 得点とくてんscoring; score
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