恣
恣: arbitrary
arbitrary; self-indulgent
10 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 3 words here
Readings
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Kunほしいまま
In practice almost always 恣意 (arbitrary), as in 恣意的; the kun reading ほしいまま is literary.
Key words
恣意しいarbitrariness; whim
恣意的しいてきarbitrary
恣ほしいままas one pleases; self-indulgent
放恣ほうしlicense; self-indulgence
Example sentences
判断が恣意的にならないよう、基準を決めておく。
We set criteria in advance so that judgments do not become arbitrary.
委員会の決定に、担当者の恣意が入り込んだ。
The official's personal whims crept into the committee's decision.
独裁者は、長年にわたって権力を恣にした。
The dictator wielded power as he pleased for many years.