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恣

恣: arbitrary

arbitrary; self-indulgent
10 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 3 words here

Readings

On
シ
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

We set criteria in advance so that judgments do not become arbitrary.

The official's personal whims crept into the committee's decision.

The dictator wielded power as he pleased for many years.

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