自業自得

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	業	自	得
じ Grade: 2	ごう Grade: 3	じ Grade: 2	とく Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

Originally a Buddhism phrase.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じごーじとく [jìgóó jítókú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) じごーじとく [jìgóó jíꜜtòkù] (Nakadaka – [4])^[2]
(Tokyo) じごーじとく [jíꜜgòò jìtòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiɡo̞ː d͡ʑito̞kɯ̟]

Noun

自(じ)業(ごう)自(じ)得(とく) • (jigōjitoku)

(idiomatic) make one's bed and lie in it, reap what one sows, play stupid games, win stupid prizes (litt.: "your work, your reward")

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 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
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“自業自得”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja in this term
自	業	自	得

Noun

自業自得 • (ja'eopjadeuk) (hangeul 자업자득)

hanja form^? of 자업자득 (“make one's bed and lie in it, reap what one sows”)