ゆう
悠
ゆう
々
じ
自
てき
適

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の, noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. living a life of leisure with dignity, living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares, otium cum dignitate.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ゆう
悠
ゆう
々
じ
自
てき
適
 悠々自適 ゆうゆうじてき
ゆう
悠
ゆう
悠
じ
自
てき
適
 悠悠自適 ゆうゆうじてき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

permanence, distant, long time
ユウ　ゆ (9th, N1)
relaxed, at ease, place
ユウ　ところ (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
repeated kanji symbol
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
suitable, occasional, rare
テキ　かな.う (5th, N3)
the stalk, the stem, the foot
テキ　チャク　セキ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
walking radical(⻌) variant
しんにょう